The NYTimes has a dedicated unit for producing educational materials built upon their articles. One interesting output from that unit ("The Learning Network") is "What's going on in this graph?", which may be a useful example for developing resources around or teaching digital/data/visual literacy.
This is an offshoot of their "What's going on in this picture" feature, where they present part of the information--e.g., a picture without a caption--and ask students to consider the context of the image, and comment in a public forum. In the case of the "Graph" version, one or more graphs are shown separate to the article in which they occurred. In addition to this, bits of information (e.g., labels) are sometimes removed and the students are asked to discuss what information might be shown by the graph. Later in the week, the missing information is revealed. As a learning activity, there are offline and online components, and the discussion and final "reveal" is supported by online forums with mediators.
For further background, see this interview at the "Data Stories" podcast.
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