This unit engages students in a variety of activities that analyze and reflect on the role of social media in our everyday lives. This includes options for collaborative group work, reading nonfiction articles, a design challenge and presentations to communicate ideas. The unit also includes a formal writing assessment option that aligns with the Common Core State Writing Standards. Activities can be adapted or combined in a variety of ways to support student reflection and analysis. These lessons were piloted in 9th grade English classes but are suitable or a range of secondary students.
- Subject:
- Communication
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Reading Informational Text
- Speaking and Listening
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Shana Ferguson
- Date Added:
- 02/08/2021