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2004 Photo Ops and Counter Ops



Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a series of photos taken during during the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about target audience, candidate imagery and attack.



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

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Illustration, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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