It's Your Right – Section 3

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Section 3: Culture of Voting

Public Opinion

Public Opinion Lesson Plan—Includes in-class polling activity

Media Literacy

How the Media and Special Interest Groups Influence Elections (Oregon Secretary of State)
Identifying Reliable Resources: Strategies to Analyze an Issue (Oregon Secretary of State)
Lesson Plan 6: Representative Democracy in America
- Materials on DVD; request DVD from info@civicsfirstct.org - free of charge while supplies last
- Link to purchase DVD
Who Do You Trust? (Media Education Lab)
- Several lessons on evaluating media sources, including videos for students to compare, a search engine activity, “hot” and “cool” language used in writing, and more.

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Section 3: Culture of Voting

Public Opinion

Media Literacy