Lewis Hine and Child Labor: Photography of Persuasion
Students will analyze and ask questions about photographs to learn about persuasive techniques, intent, impact, and to reflect on historical context and perspective.
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What is Democracy?
Students analyze short videos for messages about different forms of democratic process in the U.S., personal bias and video techniques.
Graphing the Vote: Age, Gender, and Time
Students will tell the stories behind political graphs by: analyzing graphs about generational voting, asking questions about the sourcing and target audience, and reflecting on patterns in youth voting.
This lesson has the potential to promote polarization. See the advice in the lesson plan.
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