Homeroom Article: For Valentine's Day, name a hissing cockroach for someone you love (or loathe) - CNET
Learning Target: I can explain how propaganda such as RT (Russia Today) is used to influence people's opinions about the United States of America and Russia.
Standard(s): SS6CG3 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments. [i.e., role of citizens in choosing the leaders of the United Kingdom (parliamentary democracy), Germany (parliamentary democracy), and Russia (presidential democracy)].
Warm Up: Political Cartoon: Putin: My Precious
Opening: The teacher will explain some of the history of Valentine's Day. The students will join the appropriate Microsoft Teams class.
History of Valentine's Day - Facts, Origins & Traditions
Work Session: The class will watch, "Disinformation Warefare," a 60 Minutes video about RT: Russia Today.
Assignment in Microsoft Teams: Assignment in Microsoft Teams: Disinformation Warfare: RT (Russia Today) - 60 Minutes
Transcript Disinformation Warfare - January 7, 2018 (Russia Today)
Early Finishers:
Video: Putin is sending a message to the world with his shock announcement - CNN January 16 2020
Video: Putin heads into 20th year in power - CNN
Video: Russian government background - History Channel
Closing: The teacher will try to get the students to admit how much potential influence media could have over their opinions.