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Sports and Protest: Media and Civil Discourse



Students analyze a news report, an advocacy video and a twitter thread for messages about media bias, civil discourse and the role of athletes in social protest.

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

News - Video, Social Media, Web Video

Author(s)

Sox Sperry, Josh Solomon

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)