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This blog is for the 2014-2015 freshmen citizenship class at Bay View High School in Mr. Dunbeck's sections. Here you will find updates on home work assignments, copies of homework assignments, practice tests, links to videos shown in class, hints for tests and occasional extra credit assignments. Be sure to check this site regularly in order to make sure you are up-to-date on all assignments for this class, especially if you are absent.

While checking this site is optional, though highly recommended, you are REQUIRED to have a copy of the Citizenship textbook. It is also important that you regularly attend class to keep up with lectures, notes, discussion, videos, etc. Find out why you are here.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Chapter 11 Section 2 The Mass Media

February 25th, 2015

Warm Up

What are the 4 sources of public opinion, which has the biggest influence over what you believe, and why?


















Learning Objective: Students will understand the role of the media in our system.

Success Criteria: Students will be able to explain the dangers of the media not fulfilling its role.


I. What is mass media?

  • any form of communication that reaches a lot of people
II. What special role does the media have in our democracy?

  • watchdogs of democracy
    • if the government does something wrong they are supposed to let us know because they don't have prior restraint (the requirement to ask the government permission to publish/write something)
III. How does the media decide what to show us?


Read Chapter 11 Section 2: The Mass Media and in your groups complete pages 8 of your packets today.  When complete with a page, have your ambassador check it with me.



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