Syllabus for Unit - Social Media and New Technology - One Unit Challenge

Media Bias Syllabus

Essential Questions:

LESSON	IN CLASS	HOMEWORK
1	Video--Clay Shirky's Social Media vs. The Dictator (5 min) NPR (suicide letters-journalism of assertion) (3 min) Monty Python clip (3 min) PP: Media Purpose/Bias and Rhetorical Fallacies Video – Jon Stewart on Crossfire(5 min)	HW: Read 3 articles: Tweeting Toward Freedom Syrian Authorities Get Creative Shirkey's Political Power of Social Media
2	2009 Iranian, Egypt, Syrian Election Background Arab Spring Timeline Green Revolution Video Presentation on ‘The 18 days’ Twitter's Influence on Iran Election Use of Social Media: Egypt vs. Syria	HW: Speaker questions
3	Video--CNN: How Anthony Trial Became Entertainment The Role of Media 1812, Pearl Harbor, Tiananmen Square, 9-11, Iranian Elections; Review videos & discuss bias	HW: Case study review; looking for media bias in videos of Anthony Trial coverage BBC HLN XHINUA INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
4	Discussion of Anthony bias Introduce Individual Podcast Assignment , Individual Rubric AND Sample Format Introduce Group Podcast Assignment/ Group Rubric AND Sample Podcast 2009 Sample Podcast 2010 Assign topics & media outlets	HW: Read the following definition of "Quoting out of Context" and come in with at least one example of the media's use of an out-of-context quote in the past year.