bellwork use your book to explain the following concepts: use your book to explain the following...
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1. scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news 2. lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings 3. use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudo-science, and false facts from so-called experts 4. emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips (which is now normal in the U.S.) 5. dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" against the system.TRANSCRIPT
BELLWORKBELLWORKUse your book to explain the Use your book to explain the
following concepts:following concepts:Manifest DestinyManifest DestinyImperialismImperialismExpansionismExpansionismTHINKER: Do you think the U.S. still THINKER: Do you think the U.S. still
practices any of these in today’s practices any of these in today’s society? Explain!society? Explain!
Yellow Journalism: exaggerated Yellow Journalism: exaggerated or completely false news or completely false news stories.stories.
Newspapers used to create Newspapers used to create sensationalized stories to sell sensationalized stories to sell more papers.more papers.
Their efforts helped create the Their efforts helped create the Spanish American war.Spanish American war.
1.1. scare headlines in huge print, often of minor scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news news
2.2. lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings 3.3. use of faked interviews, misleading use of faked interviews, misleading
headlines, pseudo-science, and false facts headlines, pseudo-science, and false facts from so-called experts from so-called experts
4.4. emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips (which is now usually with comic strips (which is now normal in the U.S.) normal in the U.S.)
5.5. dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" against the system.against the system.
The U.S.S. MaineThe U.S.S. MaineU.S. Naval warship stationed in U.S. Naval warship stationed in
Havana harbor.Havana harbor.On February 15, 1898 an explosion On February 15, 1898 an explosion
sunk the ship, killing 250 Americanssunk the ship, killing 250 AmericansYellow journalism blamed Spain, & Yellow journalism blamed Spain, &
American people agreedAmerican people agreedAmerica goes to war against SpainAmerica goes to war against SpainScientists believe the explosion was Scientists believe the explosion was
actually caused by a coal fire, actually caused by a coal fire, leading to the explosion of leading to the explosion of magazines/ammunition.magazines/ammunition.
You are now going to create your own You are now going to create your own Yellow Journalism story.Yellow Journalism story.
It must have the following components:It must have the following components: 1) A 2 paragraph news story about a 1) A 2 paragraph news story about a
FICTIONAL EVENT. Make it appropriate- not FICTIONAL EVENT. Make it appropriate- not too graphic or violent.too graphic or violent.The event must have some sort of The event must have some sort of
purpose- to get the American government purpose- to get the American government or people to react a certain way.or people to react a certain way.
2) An illustration that suggests that the 2) An illustration that suggests that the story is real & true.story is real & true.
What you do not finish will be homework.What you do not finish will be homework.
The Spanish-American War: Birth The Spanish-American War: Birth of a Superpowerof a Superpower
The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War characterizes America’s shift characterizes America’s shift towards a world leader.towards a world leader.
We are now going to watch a video We are now going to watch a video on the rise of U.S. power leading to on the rise of U.S. power leading to the Spanish-American War.the Spanish-American War.
Answer the 18 questions on your Answer the 18 questions on your OWN sheet of paper. OWN sheet of paper.