Comparative Analysis

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icon_deepdive_52px.png Context of assignment  

This assignment is designed to engage students in identifying persuasion in news sources.
  • Subjects this assignment is best suited for:  any
  • Class size best suited for:  25-30
  • This assignment will be worth [XX] number of points.

icon_target_52px.png Learning outcomes for students

  1. To identify persuasive tactics in news.
  2. To explain how news sources try to appeal to an audience. 

icon_eye_52px.png What students will need before this assignment

  • Guidance on finding news sources.

icon_assignment_52px.png Assignment Instructions

  • Compare news coverage of the same story across four media sources (two hyperpartisan websites and two mainstream, “neutral” websites/newspapers).
  • Write an essay focusing on the persuasive tactics of each story and the ways each appeals to its audience.
Adapted from IU Libraries Course Development Grant Application written by Hanson, K., and Wyant, N., BUS-T144 "All the Fake News That's Fit to Print. 
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