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After learning about the basic structure of an argument, students can further develop their skills and create deeper and more thought-out arguments.

This lesson plan focuses on learning to recognize common logical fallacies in media content, be it news articles, user comments, or social media posts.

In addition to learning how to construct and recognize sound arguments, students should master taking them apart, noticing faulty logic and weak substantiation. This lesson plan has students spot and refute arguments made in news articles.

This activity lets students try their hands at creating political ads, followed by discussing the characteristics and possible pitfalls of political advertising.

Controversial or even polarising topics are challenging to discuss but should not be ignored. Analyzing the topic in class without singling out students with minority opinions can help students learn to consider and evaluate different perspectives.

This interactive lesson has students learning to critically engage with media in different countries by exploring how they cover specific issues. They present, compare, and contrast their findings to gain a deeper understanding of the ways different perspectives can influence reporting.

Understanding the role of different stakeholders in a given news bite (or, indeed, a media environment) provides students with a deeper comprehension of the complex dynamics that influence media content, production, distribution, and reception.

Learning how to identify different stakeholders and their importance is a key step to becoming a more informed and critical media consumer.

Media messages are not created in a vacuum; they are shaped by various stakeholders (individuals, groups, or organizations) with specific interests and goals.

Moreover, the media we choose to consume, whether by choosing to watch one YouTube video on a certain topic over another or gravitating towards certain news outlets over others, often reveals our own biases.