Mini Media Literacy Library

Overview

For your convenience, we've assembled a library of our Media Moment Mini-Lessons. These mini-lessons combine civic content and news literacy skills. Designed for the high school classroom, each mini-lesson includes a content reading, a news literacy highlight, and a one-page news literacy activity. Use the readings together or separately to target multiple learning objectives throughout the year! Each lesson can also be found in the units below.

In our " Executive Branch " unit:

Mini-lesson: Veto Power (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Fact-checking and triangulation

Mini-lesson: Pardon Power (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Fact-checking

Mini-lesson: Presidential Appointments (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Media as Gatekeeper

Mini-lesson: Executive Orders (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Fair and Balanced View Points

Mini-lesson: Succession (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Understanding Satire

In our " Legislative Branch " unit:

Mini-lesson: Congressional Committees (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Understanding Bias

Mini-lesson: Filibusters (HS) - News Literacy Skill: News Framing

Mini-lesson: The Incumbent Advantage (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Opinion Journalism

Mini-lesson: Gerrymandering (HS) - News Literacy Skill: Media as Gatekeeper, Agenda Setter, and Watchdog

Grade Levels

• 9-12