LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read opposing viewpoints and take a side; evaluate the pros and cons of social media censorship.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 2: Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

CASEL: Social awareness

KEY VOCAB

censored

toxic

Lesson Plan: Should Your Social Media Be Censored?

When it comes to social media, there’s no limit to what you can see. Should that change?

PEPARING TO READ

Before you read the debate “Should Your Social Media Be Censored?” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the pros and cons of social media censorship?

READING AND DISCUSSING

  • Have your students read the debate “Should Your Social Media Be Censored?” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have one student read one side of the debate and another student read the other side.
  • After they’ve read the debate, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed? Remind them to vote in the poll at the end of the story.

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz
  • Vocab Builder

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In A LETTER TO MY SENATORS, have students use senate.gov to search for their senators, and then draft a letter or email to them expressing their opinion about the Kids Online Safety Act. Kids interested in sharing their letters with elected officials can use the address shown under the senator’s picture on senate.gov to snail-mail their letter, or use the online form on the same website to send an email once they’ve drafted it.

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