Question 1 / 2
Unit 5 · Topics 5.12 · 5.13 / Document & source analysis
What makes the front page?
Distinguish agenda-setting from framing and persuasion.
About 10 minutes · Original short practice · UntimedGovernment / Document & source analysis
Read closely. Explain the connection.
Start with the evidence.
Question 2 / 2
A short written explanation
Open a sentence starting point
Housing receives ___, which is relevant to ___. To evaluate framing, ___. To establish audience effects, ___.
0 words · Write at least 12 before opening the revision guide. Written reasoning is reviewed by a teacher.
What makes the front page? · Student practice record
What makes the front page? · AP U.S. Government & Politics Unit 5 · Topics 5.12, 5.13 · In progress Mode: guided. Hints opened: 0. Coverage record Across a week, a fictional outlet publishes ten front-page stories: six on housing costs, three on transport, and one on parks. The stories’ wording and audience responses are not supplied. A different question To investigate framing, an analyst would also examine how stories describe causes, responsibility, or consequences—not only how often a topic appears. Front-page stories by topic Topic | Stories Housing | 6 Transport | 3 Parks | 1 Evidence marked: None Question 1: Which concept most directly concerns the distribution of attention? First checked response: Not checked Question 2: What additional evidence would most directly help analyze framing? First checked response: Not checked WRITING PROMPT Explain what the record suggests about agenda-setting and what it cannot show about framing or persuasion. FIRST DRAFT Not written REVISED RESPONSE Not written REVISION NOTE Not written SELF-REVIEW Connect prominence of housing to agenda-setting.: Not reviewed Identify missing wording for framing analysis.: Not reviewed Avoid treating coverage as proof of changed opinions.: Not reviewed TRANSFER Two stories cover the same protest: one stresses traffic disruption and the other stresses participation. Which concept best describes the difference? Not checked Choice checks: 0/2. Transfer: Not checked. Written work requires teacher review; these are not AP points. Invented newsroom records. Story counts describe coverage, not audience beliefs.