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Good Morning!. NVC HOT ROC: Headlines Yellow Journalism and the Sinking of the Maine Essential Question : What sank the U.S.S. Maine ? . HOT ROC: Headlines. Copy down the following headlines on your paper. On the next slide, there will be a series of questions for you to respond to

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  1. Good Morning! • NVC • HOT ROC: Headlines • Yellow Journalism and the Sinking of the Maine Essential Question: What sank the U.S.S. Maine?

  2. HOT ROC: Headlines • Copy down the following headlines on your paper. On the next slide, there will be a series of questions for you to respond to • Search for Missing Bride Continues • Bride Missing! Groom’s Family Blame Old Boyfriend

  3. HOT ROC: Headlines • What does each headline imply? • How might a reader respond differently to each headline? • If these were actual articles, which would you want to read first? • Why might different newspapers choose to present the same event differently?

  4. Spanish-American War • Cuba • Spanish Colony • 1890s Cuban rebels fighting for independence • U.S. has business interests in Cuba • U.S.S. Maine • Sent to Cuba in 1898 • Explodes in Havana, Cuba on February 15, 1898 • U.S. declares war on Spain not long after

  5. Historical Investigation What sank the Maine on February 15, 1898?

  6. Comparing the Articles • Compare the evidence used by both newspapers to support their claims about what happened to the Maine. Which newspaper catches your attention more? Which newspaper uses stronger evidence? Explain.

  7. Yellow Journalism • Sensational news stories that often exaggerated the facts • New Vocab: Mass Media

  8. Compare and Contrast: Yellow Journalism then…

  9. Compare and Contrast: Yellow Journalism now…

  10. Reflection • Reflection- should manipulative journalism be legal? Explain

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