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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
03/08/2010
"Embrace Life" seatbelt video goes viral
A campaign to encourage people to use their seatbelts becomes a Net phenomenon as people around the world praise the video for its beauty. Posted on Jan. 28, the video generated more than a million views in its first two weeks online and continues to spread.
■Class discussion: Does this video help you look at seatbelt usage in a different way? The director has been quoted as wanting to offer a positive message instead of focusing on the horrific aspects of accidents like other campaigns tend to. How would you use a positive approach to produce a message for other public service subjects. How might a positive approach work in an anti-smoking campaign? What about campaign encouraging recycling to save energy?
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