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ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking Lesson PlanICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking Lesson Plan
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ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

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Stress the importance of authenticating online resources and understanding the sources of websites' information with this activity. Using a Web-based activity, the lesson prompts young learners to think critically about determining the quality of web resources. After a discussion on assessing web pages, students analyze online information with guiding questions and a list of websites. The lesson covers important topics such as audience, purpose, and opinion vs fact.

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Research, the internet, Media Literacy

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media, online research, online sources, quality of information, web resources, technology and society, internet research, authenticating online resources, web sources, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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Year
2012

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