Academic · High Elective
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How this course works
Moderate readingShort written responsesCase-study analysisDiscussion-drivenPredictable unit rhythm“Deconstruct the Campaign” capstoneAcademic
Media & Influence: Who’s Trying to Change Your Mind
Recognizing and wisely resisting the persuasion aimed at you.
Applied media literacy — advertising, propaganda, news, entertainment, and social media — grounded in the psychology of influence and the call to guard the mind.
What’s included
Everything a teacher needs, nothing they don’t.
Student Edition
The full reading, questions, and response pages — beautifully typeset for the student.
Teacher Edition
Facilitation, discussion, and coaching — walk in and teach with confidence.
Assessments
Graded on understanding, reasoning, and evidence — never on a student’s personal belief.
Units
- Before We Begin
- The Persuasion-Saturated World
- The Psychology of Influence
- Advertising & Marketing
- Propaganda & Political Messaging
- The News & the Story
- Entertainment: The Stories That Shape You
- The Digital Machine
- Guarding Your Mind
- Capstone: Deconstruct the Campaign
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