English Language Arts Professional & Technical Comm (2023)
Lesson Plans

Strand 1: Reading and Analysis

Students will analyze a variety of digital and print texts to gather information and use as quality examples of professional and technical communication.

Standard 1.4

Analyze and summarize information and data from multiple sources for reliability, relevance, accuracy, and rhetorical purpose.

• Choosing a pet (writing unbiased queries - Search Coach)
  Try out Search Coach and Domains when researching choosing a pet.
• How do I navigate information on social media?
  Becky Wandel explores what to look for when reading the news via social media using her original stop light method. This resource includes a video and teaching resources.
• How to debunk science misinformation
  SRL's Becky Wandel spoke with science producer Nsikan Akpan about he how he debunked that cellphone-horns story. This resource includes a video and teaching resources to help students dig more deeply into the facts behind science stories we see in the news.
• Young fact-checkers explain how to discern info online
  PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, in partnership with the Poynter Institute's MediaWise, hosted ?Face the Facts: Election 2020 Youth Town Hall.? The virtual event engaged students and first-time voters to be prepared and better informed ahead of the November elections. In this resource, Hari Sreenivasan presents highlights from this town hall meeting. This resource includes a video and teaching resources.

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