Sample News Tool Activities

Use these lessons and resources in conjunction with the Mucktracker News Tool.

Common Core-Aligned Activities

​Evaluating Editorials & Op-Eds

Close Reading for Misinformation

Analyzing Tone in News Stories

​Looking at Patterns in Stories: Agenda Setting

Evaluating Headlines & Central Ideas

Considering Filter Bubbles & Point of View

Media Studies Activities

Agenda Setting & the News

Publicity & Gatekeeping
​in the Media

Mass Personalization, Microtargeting & the News

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