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Announcements
Weekend plans? Test next Friday/ Study guide due
Thursday You guys are joking about Democrats
& fun control right?
Review
What did we do yesterday? What are some strategies for
analyzing bias?
Finishing Up Ads
Livingroomcandidate.org- “What Kind”
“Not Now”
Transition
How is Ms. Mitchem biased?
Bias with 3 Lil Pigs
Please take out your homework from last night
Political Campaigns:
How do you think citizens should go about making informed decisions?
Take-Home Point
Today’s Agenda
Do-Now + Introduction Announcements + Review Homework Checks Role of Media
Vocab + Notes Palin-tastic! Op-Eds- your turn!
Vocab
Op-Ed Pieces: opposite-editorial pieces- writings designed to influence people; usually written by an expert in that field
Mass media: means of communication that reach a large audience
Key Question
How does the media influence our views of political candidates and campaigns?
Case Study!
Sarah Palin & Russia In an interview with
ABC’s Charlie Gibson on September 11, 2008, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin explained that Alaska’s physical proximity or closeness to Russia made her an expert on foreign policy.
Clip
Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric
Political Cartoon
Role of the Media
How did the media impact voters’ opinions about Sarah Palin?
Roles of Mass Media in the Political Process
Identifying candidates Emphasizing selected issues Writing editorials, creating political
cartoons, and publish op-ed pieces Broadcast different points of view
Journalists & reporters try to remain neutral
Op-Ed Blind Dates
You are going to write your own editorial or op-ed in a newspaper. Revolves around a 2008 candidate Could be on any issue/topic Must include 3 examples of bias
Then you’ll switch articles with your blind date, and they must detect your biases.
Look underneath your desk!
Find out who your blind date is!
How do you think citizens should go about making informed decisions?
Take-Home Point