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CC Tasks: The Power of New Media (Grades 9-10)
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- Abstract:
Task Description: This task asks students to write an argumentative essay in which they state and defend a position on the effects of media use on young people, using evidence and reasoning from texts and other sources The Power of New Media is the culminating task in a 2-3 week unit that uses the topic of new media and its impact on youth to and on the world as a means to teach students how to analyze and investigate informational texts. Students demonstrate their mastery of the content and their ability to synthesize informational across texts by writing an essay on the effects of media use on young people.
- Subject:
- Humanities
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Collection:
- New York City Department of Education