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Understanding Media Literacy and Bias

This four-page activity introduces media literacy through news habits, fake-news headline analysis, vocabulary, and source evaluation.

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This four-page activity introduces media literacy through news habits, fake-news headline analysis, vocabulary, and source evaluation. Students use the E.S.C.A.P.E. method to examine evidence, credibility, context, audience, purpose, and bias.

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What you’ll teach

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  • Students will define misinformation, disinformation, bias, credibility, and verification.
  • Students will identify emotional language and clickbait in news headlines.
  • Students will evaluate sources using evidence, authorship, context, audience, and purpose.
  • Students will practice pausing and verifying information before sharing it.