Eleventh graders learn how media shapes public opinion — not by telling us what to think, but by influencing WHICH issues we think about (agenda-setting), which stories get covered (gatekeeping), and how they’re framed and repeated.
Students will be able to…
Media may not tell you what to think — but it strongly shapes what you think ABOUT. How does that work?
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Media shapes what you think ABOUT, not just what you think — how?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
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Aligned to the Common Core ELA Standards (informational literacy) & NAMLE media-literacy competencies.
Analyze purpose & rhetoric.
Analyze media sources.
Understand media influence.
Evaluate reasoning & premises.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students compare two outlets’ top stories and explain what each is setting as the agenda. A printable agenda-setting sheet is in the ELA library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.