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Is it Sketch? Verifying Social Media Posts (Executive Branch)

6-8
9-12
One class period
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Learning Objectives

  • Verify claims on social media about the executive branch
  • Investigate the source of a social media post about the executive branch
  • Practice lateral reading about social media posts
In this lesson, students learn to use reputable news sources to investigate social media posts about the executive branch.
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Overview

Posts about the executive branch tend to garner attention. But before you share or believe what a post about the executive branch says, it's important to verify the claim. In this lesson, students learn to cross-reference social media posts about the executive branch with reputable news sources. Students use lateral reading to investigate the sources of social media posts about the executive branch.

This lesson plan is part of the Civic Digital Literacy Project from iCivics and the Digital Inquiry Group. Civic Digital Literacy equips students with evidence-based strategies to discern online information, find trustworthy sources, and be better-informed citizens within the rapidly changing online environment. 

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