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Freedom of press

Freedom of press

Assessment

Presentation

English

Professional Development

Easy

CCSS
RI.11-12.10, RI.8.1, RI.2.1

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kristian Londono

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5 Slides • 8 Questions

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Freedom of press

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Open Ended

Why do you think freedom of the press important in a democracy?

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Read “The Pentagon Papers” and answer the

following questions.

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Open Ended

1. What were the Pentagon Papers?

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Open Ended

2. Why did the government ban them?

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Open Ended

3. What is the reason journalists should be trustworthy?

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Read and match the sentence halves.

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Multiple Choice

1. Newspapers aren’t

forced to publish what

the government wants

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a. since blogging is

considered not

probable facts.

2

b. because they have the

right to remain silent.

3

c. because they have

a choice as to what

to print.

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Multiple Choice

2. Journalists don’t have

to reveal their sources

1

a. since blogging is

considered not

probable facts.

2

b. because they have the

right to remain silent.

3

c. because they have

a choice as to what

to print.

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Multiple Choice

3. Bloggers can publish

their opinions

1

a. since blogging is

considered not

probable facts.

2

b. because they have the

right to remain silent.

3

c. because they have

a choice as to what

to print.

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Open Ended

What would you do if your right to express yourself

was banned?

Freedom of press

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