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The Jessica Lynch Rescue: News, Propaganda or Entertainment



Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting four media representations of a news story.



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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Author(s)

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

View Standards

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