Fighting Fire with Satire: Examining the Political Humor of "Fake News"
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- Aug 29 2010 11:10 AM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider satire in the news by exploring various sources of "fake news." They then create their own political satire in the form of a skit, news article, or cartoon.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension
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ELA.11-12.LS.C.1.1 Recognize strategies used by the media to inform, persuade, entertain, and trans...
ELA.11-12.R.CAGLAT.2.4. Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author's arguments by using e...
ELA.9-10.LS.C.1.1 Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion and support those judgments...
ELA.9-10.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...
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Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Hands-on Learning; Discussions