Learning Target: I can explain how the Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S government might be breaking the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.
Warm Up: Directions: Students should keep today's political cartoon in mind as they learn about Edward Snowden and what he did.
Political Cartoon: Saint/Sinner; Traitor/Patriot
Opening: Directions: The students will watch the video of our opening meeting.
The links show in the video of opening meeting are included below. Students may look at them if they wish. However, students are not required to do anything with these links.
Video: Opening Meeting
Word of the Day: Whistleblower - a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.
4th Amendment - "...'The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,[a] against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated..."
Work Session: Directions: The students will watch the video with questions of an interview with Edward Snowden. The whole time you are watching the video ask yourself if you think Edward Snowden did the right thing or the wrong thing.
Video: Edward Snowden NBC News (full interview) May 28, 2014
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).
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