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English 10 - New Media

Subject
English Language Arts
Grade Level
10
Country
Canada
Province/State
British Columbia

English 10 - New Media Course Overview

English 10 - New Media Course Overview

Unit 1 - The Demise of the Gatekeepers

Lesson 1: Truth in Journalism

Lesson 2: Fake News

Lesson 3: Propaganda

Lesson 4: Antisocial Media

Lesson 5: Free Speech

Unit 2 - Media Manipulation

Lesson 1: War Drums

Lesson 2: Business Bias in Media

Lesson 3: Silencing the Critics

Lesson 4: The Outrage Machine

Lesson 5: Astroturf

Unit 3 - Thinking Tools for the New Media Landscape

Lesson 1: Logical Fallacies I

Lesson 2: Logical Fallacies II

Lesson 3: Recruiting the Disaffected

Lesson 4: Descending the Rabbit Hole

Lesson 5: Culture War

Unit 4 - Literary Techniques in Modern Media

Lesson 1: Satire as a Social Critique

Lesson 2: Irony in Animation

Lesson 3: Bias in Film

Lesson 4: Protest in Song

Lesson 5: Double Meaning in Music

Unit 5 - Safety in an Online Media Environment

Lesson 1: Reputation Management

Lesson 2: Online Anonymity and Safety

Lesson 3: Who Can You Trust

Lesson 4: Online Research

Lesson 5: Digital Citizenship

Unit 6 - New Media Research Project

Lesson 1: Media Project: Topic

Lesson 2: Media Project: Research

Lesson 3: Media Project: Citing Sources

Lesson 4: Media Project: Writing a Draft and Editing

Lesson 5: Media Project: Final