Semblen media literacy lessons
Certificate of completion
This certifies that
completed the following lessons, which teach students to find the rhetorical techniques in real political messages and news, and to check claims against sources:
- Reading the Ads (45 minutes, plus one activity a day for a week) D2.Civ.9.9-12, D3.1.9-12, D4.4.9-12, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.11-12.6, RH.9-10.6, RH.9-10.8, RH.11-12.8
- Framing and sourcing (50 minutes) D3.1.9-12, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.6, RI.11-12.6, RH.9-10.6, RH.11-12.6
- How officials make their case (50 minutes) D2.Civ.10.9-12, D3.1.9-12, D4.4.9-12, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.11-12.6, RH.9-10.8, RH.11-12.8
- PSA or Propaganda? (Examples updated every week) D2.Civ.10.9-12, D3.1.9-12, D4.4.9-12, RI.9-10.6, RH.9-10.8, RH.11-12.8
- A one-shot library session (50 minutes) D3.1.9-12, D4.4.9-12, RI.9-10.4, RH.9-10.6, RH.9-10.8, RH.11-12.8
- Spot the technique (Five minutes, every day) RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.6, RH.9-10.6
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Standards: C3 Framework and Common Core literacy, grades 9 to 12; each lesson's mapping is at semblen.com/teach/standards. Filled in by the teacher. Semblen keeps no record of who completes a lesson, and this certificate holds no student data.