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Grades 9–12
8 sessions: 1 hour each
Informational, Media, Narrative
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Shifting the Narrative

Jessica Thompson, 826 Dallas Project; and the Dallas Free Press
1. What is Community Journalism?
2. Parts of a Story
3. Asking the Right Questions
4. Contacting Sources
5. From Interview to Story
6. Trusting Sources
7. Work Day
8. Finishing Touches
Students will report on a story relevant to their community, while also growing their critical media literacy skills.
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Trusting Sources

How do you know which news sources to trust? In this session, students gain skills to answer that question.
What Your Students Will Learn

Your students will practice media literacy skills by analyzing sources and evaluating which they can trust.

What Your Students Will Produce

Your students will produce a list of supporting data that they will need for their story.

What You Will Need

Before You Start
  • Cue up the videos to the correct start time listed.
    • “31 Crazy Cooking Videos You Have to Try” – start at the beginning
    • “Debunking Fake Videos” – (12:26 – 14:47)

     

  • Generate a list of common ways young people might access the news and current events. Examples: social media influencers, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, radio (like NPR), TV (local nightly news), newspapers, their families, their friends, school, etc.
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