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2008 Targeting Youth with New Media



Media literacy and critical thinking lessons decoding new media forms such as texting, phone apps, email and entertainment news programs for messages about the Obama campaign efforts to target young voters.



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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, Music, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, 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)