Learning News Literacy Through Coverage of the Vietnam War

CNL News Lesson

November 22, 2012 Added by Michael A. Spikes

Lesson Outline

Written By: Jim McCormick

News Literacy Summer Institute 2011us-history-vietnam-war

This lesson plan, which has students examine the role of reporters in affecting public perception of the Vietnam conflict, among a number of objectives, will give students a better understanding of the role of the press during wartime.

News Literacy Connections

  • News Literacy Lesson 9: Evaluating Sources -- Use the IMVA/IN (Independent, Multiple, Verified, Authoritative/Informed, Named) mnemonic to verify sources.
  • News Literacy Lesson 7: Balance, Fairness, and Bias -- Consumers now have to be more savvy when it comes to identifying whether or not a news report may exhibit evidence of bias, which must come in a pattern of reports--not just one.

 

Lesson Guiding Questions:

  • How can the search for the truth by tempered or skewed by a person’s perceptions?

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