ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

deBonos Thinking Hats
 ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

deBonos Thinking Hats

Jaime Tollefson
Sociology/Mass Media
6th Grade
Mass Medias Effect on Us
 ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

deBonos Thinking Hats
Goals:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe
how Mass Media benefits our country and how it can harm
our country.

Objectives:
Content/Knowledge:
Students will research the pros and cons of Mass Media in
the United States and present their findings to the class.

Process/Skills:
Students will debate, write articles, and give presentations
to discuss Mass Media.

Values/Dispositions:
Students will explain how Mass Media affects us and if it
should be as big of a priority to us as it is.
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Elementary Social Studies Lesson

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Rationale:
This lesson is important because Mass Media is
everywhere. Students are exposed to media from a very
young age, and it is important to know how it is good and
what they should be careful of.

Standards:
State Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards
SS.IS.5.6-8.MC: Develop claims and counterclaims while
pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.

National NCSS Themes

Culture, Science, Technology, and Society, Global
Connections
Objective
 Objective
Students will put on the white hat and become a reporter that
presents only the facts. They have no bias and no opinions in
their work.
They will research an event of their choice (the same as the
intuitive student) write a short article about it, presenting only
the facts.
Materials: computer
Intuitive
 Intuitive
Students will put on the red hat and become a reporter that
presents stories with lots of bias. They have a lot of opinions
in their work.
They will research an event of their choice (the same as the
objective student) write a short article about it, including
bias.
Materials: computer
Positive/Strengths
 Positive/Strengths
Students will put on the yellow hat and will become
the debater that thinks positively of Mass Media.
The student will debate with the negative debater and
will hold the stance of why Mass Media is good for us.
The debate will be recorded.
Materials: video recorder
Negatives/Weaknesses
 Negatives/Weaknesses
Students will put on the black hat and will become the
debater that thinks negatively of Mass Media.
The student will debate with the positive debater and will
hold the stance of why Mass Media is bad for us. The debate
will be recorded.
Materials: video recorder
Creative
 Creative
Students will put on the green hat and become the person
that always finds another way to make Mass Media beneficial
for the country.
The student will come up with another way to use Mass
Media to make it help the community we live in and present it
to the class on a PowerPoint.
Materials: Projector, PowerPoint
Thinking About Thinking
 Thinking About Thinking
Students will put on the blue hat and pretend to be someone
researching how many people have access to Mass Media
and how it is used.
They will create a poster explaining the different uses and
effects of Mass Media.
Materials: Poster, markers
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Elementary Social Studies Lesson

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Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources:
Visual Learning: Students will have visual
representation by watching students present their posters and
PowerPoint presentations.
Assessment:
1. Students will be assessed based upon the product of their
work. (i.e. video recording, PowerPoint, article, etc.)
Online Resources:
1. My bookmarks can be found under the Bookmarks tab on
my Weebly Webpage.