Secondary Unit Plan

Chapter 3: Digital Citizenship

Guiding Question : Can the internet be a democratic place ?

1. What is the main topic of the video ? 2. Explain what Cambridge Analytica did. Why is there an investigation ?

1. What does this represent and what is its purpose ? 2. How can we develop our "critical thinking skills" ?

1. a) How do you feel ? b) Who are the main characters ? What do they stand for ? 2. Explain what these sentences mean and imply : - sharing is caring - knowing is good; knowing everything is better

Describe the image.

Read the article p104 in your texbook, then answer the questions. 1. What is the biggest change in how we get news today? 2. How do social media affect the way people see the news? 3. Why is the BBC still important in the UK?

Describe the image.

1. What is the main topic of the video? 2. What role did Elon Musk and X (Twitter) play according to the video? 3. What changes happened to Twitter after Elon Musk bought the company ?

From hashtag to action: The digital and online activism By Karina Kumari Biswal and Biranchi Narayan P Panda, The Sunday Guardian, October 27th, 2024 1. What are the positive aspects of social media for youth activism ? 2. What challenges or limitations of social media activism are highlighted in the text ? 3. Do you think social media activism is effective in driving real-world change, or is it often just symbolic?

FINAL TASK : 1. Your school has asked you to create a campaign about one aspect of internet democracy (fighting censorship, promoting online safety, or reducing misinformation). Imagine a 300-word speech that you would make. Use vocabulary and ideas from our chapter. 2. You are a journalist for the Washington Post and your boss asked you to write an article. He asked you : To what extent would the TikTok ban in the U.S. be a threat to internet democracy ?