Government & Civics: Current Events Activity & Media Literacy Project Option!

This resource was designed for an AP U.S. Government & Politics course, but can be used in any Government, Civics, or US History course that studies current events! The "Political Analyst" assignment is a great course-long student activity that not only keeps students current on political, social, and economic issues, but also teaches them how to analyze media bias and fairness. My students love this activity! The "Political Analyst" assignment lends itself to a Civic Participation Final Project (a requirement for AP Government & Politics) on "Media Literacy". Teacher rubrics for both assignments are included. The formats of this resource include: an editable Word Doc, a PDF, and a Google Docs version.

INCLUDED:

TWO Assignments:

- A "Current Events & Media Analysis: Political Analyst" Assignment.

• A student outline sheet with directions and assignment expectations
• A grading rubric

- A "Media Literacy" Final Project.

• A student outline sheet with directions and project expectations
• A grading rubric

- A list of Liberal, Conservative, and Neutral Media sources (to use for both the Political Analyst Assignment and Media Literacy Project)

- A link to a Google compatible resource

Need lesson ideas and activities for the Required Supreme Court Cases and Foundational Documents? CLICK HERE!

I will be adding more AP U.S. Government & Politics material throughout the year. Please send me a message in the Q&A if you have questions or even suggestions for upcoming resources!

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