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2000 Saturday Night Live Debate Skit



Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from a Saturday Night Live skit about a 2000 debate between George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about candidate images and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Television Program

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)