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Greta Meets Malala: How Different Media Forms Present the News



In this media literacy activity students analyze media reports on the meeting between Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai. In addition to learning about the two young activists, students reflect on the qualities of different media forms including news and opinion articles, a tweet and posts on Instagram and Facebook.



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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Journalism, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

Middle School, High School, College

Media Type(s)

Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

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Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: Informational text (RI), Reading: Literature (RL)