The Assignment
This summer, all Oakmont Regional High School students and faculty will tackle our country's political divide in anticipation of the 2020 election cycle. We hope to learn about confirmation bias, become more media-conscious, and practice civil discourse.
Students are expected to complete all eight (8) parts of the assignment listed below.
*Honors and AP students may have additional summer assignments. Please check with your teachers.
Students are expected to complete all eight (8) parts of the assignment listed below.
*Honors and AP students may have additional summer assignments. Please check with your teachers.
1. READ
Read both essays embedded below.
You may also download the file to read later, or check out the books from your school or local library. If you check out the entire book, please note that you are only responsible for reading the one assigned essay within each book, not the entire book.
You may also download the file to read later, or check out the books from your school or local library. If you check out the entire book, please note that you are only responsible for reading the one assigned essay within each book, not the entire book.
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2. WATCH
Watch the three (3) videos embedded below.
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3. LISTEN
Listen to the three (3) segments from NPR's Civility Wars series.