Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have read about the various functions that the news media play in modern society. In this lesson, the students will identify these functions according to concepts from the chapter.

Lesson Description
Students will match each of the eight media functions to the headline that best illustrates that function.

Instructional Objectives

1. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the reading.


2. Students will apply information and ideas from the reading.

Student Web Activity Answers

1. political


2. economic


3. sentry


4. record-keeping


5. entertainment


6. social


7. marketplace


8. agenda-setting

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