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 * __ Engagement in Learning: Media Literacy in the 21st Century Lesson #3 __**
 * The web is a powerfully social place that can affect decision making. Our goal is to guide learners to access, analyze and act on media and construct an understanding of media literacy access.**

 http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/watch/8/america_for_dummies
 * The big question is: How can I make a more informed decision in today's society? This is a problem to focus on now.**
 * Geared to Grades 9-12, the lesson will take 4-5 45 minute class periods and though it involves many learning tools, the cumulative ideas take place using semantic mapping tools in a collaborative setting using the Showing Reasoning Tool from Intel.**
 * We begin with a student made video from a film festival to introduce the subject of media literacy at and how it affects life for the global society**

Next, learners use the list below to visit this webportal: []  [|We research the officials their group is assigned. Groups are determined by the members of the class as they choose to group. They will also find pictures of the officials and celebrities of their choice to conduct the same type of experiment with students in their school to find out how politically and socially aware students are and take an active role in involving others in an interest in their political representatives. Statewide Officials:] 


 * [|**Roy Cooper**]
 * Attorney General** || = === ===

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====[|**Beth Wood**] ====

**Auditor**
|| [|**William Ingram**]
 * Adjutant General**

|| [|**George Wayne Goodwin**]
 * Commissioner of Insurance**

|| [|**J. Crisco**]
 * Secretary of Commerce**

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 * [|**Beverly Perdue**]
 * Governor**

|| [|**Janet Cowell**]
 * Treasurer**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**June Atkinson**]
 * Superintendent of Public Instruction**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Dee Freeman**]
 * Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources**

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 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Walter Dalton**]
 * Lieutenant Governor**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Larry Leake**]
 * Chairman of the State Board of Elections**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Cherie Berry**]
 * Labor Commissioner**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Kenneth Lay**]
 * Secretary of Revenue**

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 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Elaine Marshall**]
 * Secretary of State**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Steve Troxler**]
 * Commissioner of Agriculture**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**W. Britt Cobb**]
 * Secretary of Administration**

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|**Gene Conti**]
 * Secretary of Transportation**

||  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> Next, learners will visit the following cite to participate in the forum and find issues that revolve around one or more of their candidates. They will also share how leaders could get their vote and tell their story that tells how someone could get their vote. Instructions: Working with a partner, Share ideas about on one of the topics below or an election issue from the past year that is of particular interest. Use the internet to find out where your local, state or national representative and fellow citizens stand on the issue. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Explore project vote smart at [|www.votesmart.org/index.htm] Express how a representative could get your vote at [|www.npr.org/getmyvote] and or the Idea Generator at americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/engage08
 * The following worksheet and sites will engage learners in a homework assignment that will prompt a connection of daily life to political issues. Link to Worksheet and sites at:** __<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[] __<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(page 2) We will follow up with this in focus groups and chat sessions.

Compose a short blog response to share your opinions and document what you have learned to share in the focus group later on. Post your response to your own blog. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Myriad Pro Cond'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> [|The learner will then pretend they are one of the leaders and participate in using the][|Showing Evidence Tool once we have met in a focus group to decide on issues we could take sides on. Teams will be determined by viewpoints on the topic and informed decision making and support is necessary to organize ideas and support issues.The demo of this **semantic tool** is located at:] <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background-color: #ffffff; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofontkerning: 18.0pt;">[] <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background-color: #ffffff; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofontkerning: 18.0pt;">[|Final assessment will take place as learners blog about their issues and concerns dealing with thier representatives and comment on each group's blogs. An informed letter to representatives on the issues most connected to you will then be sent. Students may collaborate on a Wiki if they choose to pair or group work on this project.Self assesment follows at to take the political quiz and reflect on any changed thinking:] <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> []

<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> **Assesment will be based on participation in pairs, groups and individual response in forums, chats, symantic mapping tools and online. Evidence of reflectionary thinking should be evident in all learning spaces. Your final letter to your public official, your video and your blog will be evidence of thinking and reflection while participation is of the highest order in all group work and discussions both face to face and online.** <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #006600; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**The original ideas for this lesson have been adapted and credited to the following site: [] along with a series of lessons designed for active media literacy.**