Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism, propaganda).
Lesson Plan
Benchmark Content Resources for Teachers
Civics On Demand—An Introduction to Benchmark Based Content for Teachers
SS.7.C.2.11 Highlights: Media and Political Communications | .ppt |
Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items
Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.
SS.7.C.2.11 Questions | .docx |
SS.7.C.2.11 Answers | .xslx |
SS.7.C.2.11 Questions and Answers with Explanations | .docx |
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site ItemsEscambia |
Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE
Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark
BBC NewsRound | http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews |
Center for Responsive Politics | http://www.opensecrets.org |
Channel One News | http://www.channelone.com |
CNN | http://www.cnn.com |
CNN Student News | http://www.cnn.com/studentnews |
C-SPAN Classroom | http://c-spanclassroom.org |
EASE History – Presidential Campaign Ads | http://knowledgenetwork.alumni.msu.edu/knowledge-visualization/presidential-campaign-ads.html |
Fox News | http://www.foxnews.com |
Library of Congress | http://www.loc.gov |
The Living Room Candidate | http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ |
MSNBC | http://www.msnbc.com |
National Archives | http://www.archives.gov/ |
National Constitution Center | http://constitutioncenter.org/ |
PBS Newshour | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ |
iCivics Correlation | Propaganda: What’s the Message?: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/propaganda-whats-message |