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Mass Media Manipulation (Series: Backcheck: Hockey for Kids)
 
Descriptive Record for Educational Resource No. 22
Subject:
History | Language Arts | Social Studies | Information Studies
Topic:
Canada; History; Hockey; Mass media--Objectivity
Grade Level:
Grades 9-12 | Senior 1-4 (Manitoba)
Type of Learning Resource:
Classroom Activities
Description:
Students read two newspaper articles and discuss how the accounts vary, even though the articles cover the same event. Students choose a story of their own and write two different accounts using the same set of facts.
Duration:
70 min.
Author of Resource:
Dale Simmons
Language:
English; French
Date:
2003-1-28
Curriculum Connections:
Alberta: Perspectives on Globalization and Living in a Globalization World: Grade 10
British Columbia: Canada in the Twentieth Century: Grade 11
British Columbia: History of Canada 1815 to 1914: Grade 10
Manitoba: World Issues: Senior 4
New Brunswick: Modern History: Grade 11
New Brunswick: Canadian History: Grade 12
Newfoundland and Labrabor: Global Issues: Grade 12
Nova Scotia: Canadian History: Grade 11
Ontario: Canada: History, Identity and Culture: Grade 12
Saskatchewan: World Issues: Grade 11
Yukon: Canada in the Twentieth Century: Grade 11
Yukon: History of Canada 1815 to 1914: Grade 10