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Material:
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Today's Front Pages
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| Submitted by: |
Laura Franklin on Oct 14, 2008 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Oct 14, 2008 |
| Title: |
Newseum Assignment |
| Description: |
Students will look at the same news story in several newspapers and comment on the point of view, differences and similarities of opinions. |
| Type of Task: |
Group,
Student-centered,
Supplemental Activity,
Unsupervised
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| Time Required |
30 minutes |
| Topics: |
Current events; facts versus opinions; cultural awareness; level of language |
| Course: |
English; History; Political Science; Ethics; FL |
| Audience: |
College General Ed,
College Lower Division,
College Upper Division
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| Categories: |
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
none |
| Learning Objectives: |
Students will learn to evaluate sources critically.
They will distinguish fact from opinion. |
| Technical Notes: |
Bibliography needed |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
Go to Today's Front Pages. Select two headline stories depicting the same topic. Compare and contrast the two articles for point of view, editorial comments and similarities and differences. |
| Assessment: |
Rubric provided by instructor. |
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