Social Education November/December 2022
Social Education November/December 2022
Special Section:Integrating Media Education into Social Studies
Volume:86
Num:6
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Teaching the C3 Framework
Why Should I Care About Book Bans?
This ninth-grade inquiry invites students to analyze arguments about banning certain books while also asking them to consider what makes a book worth reading.
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Lessons on the Law
Defamation and the First Amendment, Actual Malice, and the Free Press
These highlighted defamation and libel cases offer provocative entry points into classroom discussions on free speech, the free press, and the First Amendment.
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Sources and Strategies
Supporting Students as They Evaluate Information in a Leaflet from a Twentieth-Century Immigration Debate
Investigating the spotlighted leaflet on a century-old immigration debate, can support students’ awareness of information manipulation, persuasive techniques, and ongoing discourse on immigration.
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Teaching with Documents
“One of His Choicest Treasures”: Robert Purvis and the Meaning of Equality
Examining the featured pre-Civil War passport application of a Black anti-slavery activist can launch an engaging classroom lesson on the meaning of citizenship.
Special Section: Media Education
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Integrating Media Education into the Social Studies
The articles in this special issue present tactics and resources for helping students better understand the information ecosystem they inhabit.
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Teaching Students to Evaluate Online Information Through Current Events
These outlined strategies can teach students how to evaluate digital content and detect disinformation.
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Understanding Policy Issues in Context: Inquiry into State Political Information Ecosystems
Guiding students to conduct media audits can broaden their understanding of how policy issues are viewed in different media markets as well as how students can more consciously curate their own newsfeeds.
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“I Know More than the Scietists”: Selecting Media Education Approaches for the Moment
“I Know More than the Scietists”: Selecting Media Education Approaches for the Moment
This multifaceted media education approach can help students recognize media influences and stem the flow of misinformation.
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Understanding and Addressing Misinformation as Voter Suppression
Analyzing election-related social media posts that present false information can launch an important classroom lesson on the long history of voter suppression in the United States.
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Exploring How Propaganda Constructs the Enemy
These engaging activities can guide students to confront historic examples of harmful propaganda and help them understand the problem and danger of modern stereotypes.
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Media for Thinking About Media
Incorporating these teaching resources in the classroom can aid students in developing media literacy skills and deepen their understanding of how media creators shape our views.
