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Covering the War



Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting messages about key events in the Iraq War as presented on newspaper front pages.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
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Resource Details


Relevant Subject Area(s)

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph

Author(s)

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

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