February 26, 2020 Alex Jones

Homeroom Article: Why the market suddenly got so worried about coronavirus - Yahoon Finance

Learning Target: I can explain if Alex Jones and InfoWars is a legitimate source of news? Why or Why not?

Standard(s):

MA6.CN.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

a. Identify and build media arts skills that support a variety of career options, higher order thinking, problem-solving, creativity, cultural experiences, and historical events in a global learning context.

MA6.CN.2 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

a. Identify and describe trends in the media arts and communicate how the issues of time, place, and culture are reflected to increase innovation and quality of work (e.g. bridging cultural differences, interdisciplinary study, differing perspectives).

Warm Up: Political Cartoon: The Alex Jones no one ever sees

Opening: The teacher will ask the students what they would do about Alex Jones if they were in charge of YouTube, Apple, Twitter, etc.

Work Session: The students will read an article with questions and highlight where the answers come from about Alex Jones and InfoWars.

1st Period Article (in ItsLearning)

1st Period Questions (in Microsoft Teams)

2nd Period Article (in ItsLearning)

2nd Period Questions (in Microsoft Teams)

3rd Period Article (in ItsLearning)

3rd Period Questions (in Microsoft Teams)

4th Period Article (in ItsLearning)

4th Period Questions (in Microsoft Teams)

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