lesson and activities overview of media

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6. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6221372364001#sp=show-clips
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8. https://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour/watch/biden-blasts-domestic-terrorists-as-trump-faces-riot-fallout-99120197744
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10. Who Calls the Shots?
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16. Draw It
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17. Read the headlines, then answer the questions.
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18. Draw It
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19. Read the headlines, then answer the questions.
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20. Draw It
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21. Read the headlines, then answer the questions.
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27. Quiz
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28. The Daily Sentinel’s agenda is to be supportive of the military. Which headline would it
probably run?
U.S. Soldiers Rebuild School in War Zone
Community Garden Builds 30 New Plots
U.S. Send Aid to Pakistan Flood Victims
Waitress Attacked Over Wrong Order, Cops Say
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29. The Local Dispatch’s agenda is to call people to action in their local community. Which
headline would it probably run?
Pilot: Snake Pops out of Dashboard Mid Flight
Navy Tests New Submarine Missile
Health Clinic Will Close Due to Budget Cuts
Jet Stream Carries China’s Pollution to U.S.
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30. The Global Gazette’s agenda is to make people feel like they are part of a global
community. Which headline would it probably run?
Navy Tests New Submarine Missile
Cambodian Students Visit U.S. Sister City
County Food Banks Run Dangerously Low
Waitress Attacked Over Wrong Order, Cops Say
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31. The Star Bulletin’s agenda is to make money by getting readers’ attention. Which
headline would it probably run?
Jet Stream Carries China’s Pollution to U.S.
Community Garden Builds 30 New Plots
Successful Airstrike Destroys Terrorist Hideout
Monkey Escapes During Stop at Gas Station
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32. Draw It
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33. Read each example carefully, then match it to the role of the media that it illustrates.
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35. Poll
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36. How do you get the news? Select all that apply.
tv news
newspaper
news websites/blogs
news radio
social Media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
I don’t watch or read the news.
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39. Quiz
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40. A ___________ business seeks to make income for its founders and employees.
non-profit
grassroots
for-profit
philanthropic
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41. Why does each news outlet have its own standards for deciding which stories
get through the gate and into the public eye?
The gatekeeper stands guard at a gate and decides who gets to pass through.
The media is a business and almost always biased.
Many serious events and issues will never be heard about on the evening
news.
The media keeps us informed about what is going on in the world around us
and government activity.
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42. How do commercial news sources make money?
selling time or space to advertisers
making the news as exciting and fast paced as possible
reporting news that affects the most number of people
all of the above
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43. True or false? If you watch the television news, you will hear about all the
issues that exist.
true
false
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44. True or false? Thanks to the media’s influence, people don’t need to pay attention to
what’s going on.
true
false
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45. True or false? In its role as gatekeeper, the media decides which stories to
run.
true
false
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46. True or false? An issue can’t get on the public agenda if nobody has heard about it.
true
false
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47. Open Ended Question
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48. How does the media control the public agenda and what issues people care about?
What is one danger that is posed by a for-profit corporation setting the public agenda?
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51. Poll
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52. How well do you understand the role of media?
I am completely confused.
I am slightly confused.
I understand and am ready to move on!
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53. Open Ended Question
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54. What questions do you still have about the topic of today’s lesson?
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