Price
Free
Classtimes
Subjects
Course Type
Description
In this course, students will explore the concepts of media literacy and digital citizenship. They will learn how to use technology safely and responsibly, engage with their communities through digital tools, and effectively access, analyze, evaluate, and create media content. The course will also cover how to recognize bias in information and include a study of the history and principles of freedom of the press and free speech. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyze articles, produce their own media projects, assess information for accuracy, and define their personal and shared values in the digital age.
State Standards
History and Social Sciences:
8.T3.5
Describe the role of political parties in elections at the state and national levels.
8.T4.1
Explain the different ways one becomes a citizen of the United States.
8.T4.2
Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens (e.g., voting, serving as a juror, paying taxes, serving in the military, running for and holding elected office) as compared to non-citizens.
8.T4.6
Evaluate information related to elections (e.g., policy positions and debates among candidates, campaign financing, campaign advertising, influence of news media and social media, and data relating to voter turnout in elections).
8.T5.6.a
Interpretations of freedoms of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech under the First Amendment
Reading
RI.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
RI.7
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
RI.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
RI.9
Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
Writing
W.1
Write arguments (e.g., essays, letters to the editor, advocacy speeches) to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Supports Available to Students
Tier 1 (Supports provided to ALL students)
- All students access the same core content and standards aligned curriculum
- Classroom norms, routines and responsibilities
- Pre-teach vocabulary
Tier 2 (Supports provided to targeted SMALLER groups of students)
- Opportunities for small group or 1:1 instruction
- Project monitoring
- Frequent check-ins
- Modified instruction
- Sentence Frames/Sentence Starters
Tier 3 (Intensive supports provided to SMALL groups or INDIVIDUAL students)
- Opportunities for 1:1
- Specialized instruction
Skills-learned
- Engage in critical thinking skills
- Learn how to become a responsible citizen
- Make meaning in literacy
