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Seventh & Eighth Grade
LESSON
Thirteen
Radicalization & Media Literacy
60 min
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In this lesson, students will explore the process of radicalization, focusing on how losing significance and feeling isolated or alienated can make someone more vulnerable. Through journal prompts, class discussions, a lecture, and a group activity, they will analyze how extremist groups use grooming to target vulnerable people and how social media algorithms reinforce echo chambers. Students will also develop media literacy skills to critically analyze online content, and recognize signs of grooming and radicalization.
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how to prepare for this lesson
At the start of class, teachers should have the following prepared:
- Teacher should have groups of 2-3 predetermined to save time.
- Students should have journals out
- Pre-print 7.13-2 Media Red Flag Handout (one for each student)
- Pre-print 7.13-1 Media Red Flag Stations Handout and have stations set up around the room.
Additional Resources
Sources
- British Council. (n.d.). Online grooming and radicalisation. British Council.
- ACT Early. (n.d.). Online safety and radicalisation. ACT Early.
- Cambridge University Press. (2020). Social media echo chambers and political polarization. Cambridge University Press.
- ResearchGate. (2017). Youth radicalization in cyberspace: Enlisting media and information literacy in the battle for hearts and minds. ResearchGate.