Announcements

Weekend plans? Test next Friday/ Study guide due

Thursday You guys are joking about Democrats

& fun control right?

Review

What did we do yesterday? What are some strategies for

analyzing bias?

Finishing Up Ads

Livingroomcandidate.org- “What Kind”

“Not Now”

Transition

How is Ms. Mitchem biased?

Bias with 3 Lil Pigs

Please take out your homework from last night

Political Campaigns:

How do you think citizens should go about making informed decisions?

Take-Home Point

Today’s Agenda

Do-Now + Introduction Announcements + Review Homework Checks Role of Media

Vocab + Notes Palin-tastic! Op-Eds- your turn!

Vocab

Op-Ed Pieces: opposite-editorial pieces- writings designed to influence people; usually written by an expert in that field

Mass media: means of communication that reach a large audience

Key Question

How does the media influence our views of political candidates and campaigns?

Case Study!

Sarah Palin & Russia In an interview with

ABC’s Charlie Gibson on September 11, 2008, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin explained that Alaska’s physical proximity or closeness to Russia made her an expert on foreign policy.

Clip

Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric

Political Cartoon

Role of the Media

How did the media impact voters’ opinions about Sarah Palin?

Roles of Mass Media in the Political Process

Identifying candidates Emphasizing selected issues Writing editorials, creating political

cartoons, and publish op-ed pieces Broadcast different points of view

Journalists & reporters try to remain neutral

Op-Ed Blind Dates

You are going to write your own editorial or op-ed in a newspaper. Revolves around a 2008 candidate Could be on any issue/topic Must include 3 examples of bias

Then you’ll switch articles with your blind date, and they must detect your biases.

Look underneath your desk!

Find out who your blind date is!

How do you think citizens should go about making informed decisions?

Take-Home Point