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Benenson, Wayne – Social Education, 1991
Recommends classroom activities and student projects designed to foster an interest in the news. Argues that student participation in active news gathering and interpretation will enable them to recognize news bias and emotional appeal. Suggests production of a newspaper, a newscast, an editorial, and assembly of a news review comparing news from…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluative Thinking