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Decoding Media Bias Lesson PlanDecoding Media Bias Lesson Plan
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PBS
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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Decoding Media Bias

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Alternative facts? After watching the We The Voters film, "MediOcracy," viewers compare how cable news outlets CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC report the same story about politics or public policy. After a whole-class discussion of their findings, class members share their thoughts about the media using Twitter #DecodingMediaBias.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

media bias, bias, cross-media analysis, media analysis, media, media coverage, journalism, journalism ethics, broadcast journalism, investigative journalism, news reporting, point of view, compare and contrast

Instructional Ideas

  • Check the school policy about pupils accessing Twitter on school devices

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils must have access to devices with internet

Pros

  • An extension option has scholars go to All Sides <http://allsides.com> to examine a news story written from a left, center and right point of view

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.8 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.8 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8

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