2008 Historical Election Magazine Covers
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding magazine covers related to Barack Obama's historic campaign to become the first African-American president for messages about imagery, target audience and historical context.
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2008 Historical Election Magazine Covers
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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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Relevant Subject Area(s)
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, SociologyGrade Level(s)
High School, CollegeAuthor(s)
Sox Sperry & Chris SperryView Standards
Resource Standard Common Core ELA StrandReading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)