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Teaching propaganda

A six-lesson unit on contemporary propaganda, designed for upper middle and high school students. The lessons are designed to help students understand the many definitions of propaganda, propaganda techniques, the contexts in which propaganda thrives, virality and its role in the dissemination of contemporary propaganda. Shared by the Media Education Lab.

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Truthiness and fake news are not new phenomena, but educators are often surprised when their students offer naive evaluations of what they read and see online.  According to a study done by the Stanford History Education Group in 2015-16,  middle, high school, and even college students are "easily duped" and struggle with determining the credibilit...