Follow the research with a debriefing lesson, discussing the pros and cons of the issue. Field Trips Visit museums, state capitals, newspapers, printers, local businesses, airports, farms, large corporations, etc., to get first-hand accounts on the issue. Discuss a lobbying effort. Media Coverage Contact local television and radio stations, state and local newspapers, trade magazines, bulletins and periodicals. Prepare and distribute press releases.
Students love to know their efforts are being recognized.
Here is an opportunity for students to understand how the media works. The media may not use your press release exactly as you have written it. They have to write and edit-their own copy. Press releases might not appear in print the same way you intended them to appear. Prepare your students for this.