Classwork: Building off discussion of guidelines of Non Violent Civil Disobedience, we had a discussion about the possibility that if any of the guidelines are not followed, the whole effect of bringing about change would fail. For example, if people protested with violence, people would not feel compassion, love, or kindness towards the oppressed. We focused more on the role of the media though. If the media, newspapers, T.V. or radio does not accurately bear witness to the movement, there would be no kindness, compassion, or love expressed by the controlling party. This was our intro to understanding bias in media outlets and the danger of not having news expressed accurately. We went over 10 ways of determining a fake website with this link:
http://www.easybib.com/guides/10-ways-to-spot-a-fake-news-article/
We connected all this with our earlier studies of the cafeteria fight and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Homework: Discussion question: Why is important to check your sources for anything? Why is it important to have a primary source? Why do you need multiple sources and understand the background context to situations?
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