Greta Meets Malala: How Different Media Forms Present the News

Positives

• The activity plan provides discussion questions for several academic subjects.
• Students will enjoy analyzing social media posts along with news articles.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers must create a free account to open the resources.
• Teachers may want to provide some background information about Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai, as some students may not be familiar with them.

Differentiation

• The questions can be answered by an entire class, in small groups, or individually.
• English language arts and social studies classes could use this activity in a larger discussion about the role that social media plays in delivering information to people.
• Other resources on this topic include this video of Greta Thunberg's speech at the UN's Climate Action Summit and this ClimateScience activity on climate activists.