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1. Unit 1

   Before you run with it

   How do you know enough to share, judge or decide?

   With Marta ReyesEditor, a neighborhood news site

   Open Unit 1
   1. Lesson 1Is the screening canceled?Find the original source
   2. Lesson 2Does the worksheet show what Dec knows?Check what a task is meant to measure
   3. Lesson 3What should a group do after a public mistake?Correct a public mistake
   4. Lesson 4Who gets a say when a shared room changes?Weigh the trade-offs of each option

2. Unit 2

   Read the fine print

   What does the paper actually say, and what can you ask before you sign, share or post?

   With Arjun DoyleInvestigator, city office for consumer and worker protection

   Open Unit 2
   1. Lesson 5Why is my deposit smaller than what I earned?Read a pay statement line by line
   2. Lesson 6What can your family see in your college records?Read a form section by section before you sign
   3. Lesson 7Did one complaint get the novel banned?Find what stage a process has reached
   4. Lesson 8Is it a recommendation or an ad?Spot and disclose a material connection

3. Unit 3

   Find who’s responsible

   Who has the power, or the duty, to act, and how do you reach them?

   With Dev AroraDisability and workplace rights lawyer at a legal aid clinic

   Open Unit 3
   1. Lesson 9What is on your ballot, and where do you check?Check an official source for your own area
   2. Lesson 10Whose job is it to fix the blocked route?Report a problem to the office responsible
   3. Lesson 11Why are Jordy and Gia paid different rates?Compare two cases on the same terms
   4. Lesson 12When can a school limit what students say?Apply a precedent by comparing fact patterns

4. Unit 4

   Put it to the test

   What counts as proof that something works, is allowed or is legal?

   With Dr. Maya BennettEducation policy researcher

   Open Unit 4
   1. Lesson 13Can the crew cut waste before it reaches the bin?Count a starting point before you claim a change works
   2. Lesson 14Does giving credit let the crew use the song?Check permission, not just credit
   3. Lesson 15Is Rafa’s unpaid internship really a job?Apply a legal test factor by factor
   4. Lesson 16Who wrote the new building rule?Find who has the authority to make a rule

5. Unit 5

   Take it public

   How do you take a question public so that people can trust it and act on it?

   With Grace OkaforLegislative aide, city council

   Open Unit 5
   1. Lesson 17How should the crew give out ten free seats?Set fair criteria before choosing
   2. Lesson 18Why is the theater curtain still falling apart?Compare numbers on the same scale
   3. Lesson 19What should Gia say in her two-minute comment?Fit a request to the body’s remit and time limit
   4. Lesson 20Can the crew post this image as true?Confirm an image with independent sources

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