Yellow Journalism (Spanish-American War) Gallery Walk- Engaging Source Activity
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Description
This activity gets students up and moving around the room to analyze seven different primary source documents displaying Yellow Journalism during the Spanish-American War. After learning about Yellow Journalism, students examine the documents to analyze what information has been sensationalized.
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This activity includes built-in extensions to have students see futuristic threats of Yellow Journalism. Two modern-day/future examples of "fake news" and "deepfakes" are included in the gallery walk analysis. Discussion, video clips, and analysis questions are provided to engage deeper conversations about the importance of sources and fact-checking in the 21st century. In addition, a comparison analysis between Yellow Journalism and Muckraker Journalism is included for teachers also teaching the Progressive Era.
In this package you will receive:
-Gallery Documents - 10 printable documents for gallery walk
-Student Gallery Walk analysis sheet (Google Doc and Word version included)
-Yellow Journalism vs. Muckraker Comparison Extension - (Google & Word)
-Video Links - Three video links giving students background on Yellow Journalism, the U.S.S. Maine explosion, and future threats posed by deepfake video editing technology
*This lesson can be successfully used for Distance Learning. I successfully completed this activity by sharing the Document Slides with students and having them individually complete using the Document Slides.
