Exploring Bias and Exaggeration in News and Magazine Articles
Objectives
In this lesson, students will explore the use of exaggeration and bias in newspapers and magazines. Students will:
- identify examples of bias and exaggeration in newspapers and magazines.
- explore why magazines and newspapers use bias and exaggeration.
Essential Questions
How do readers’ know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
What is this text really about?
- How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
- What is this text really about?
- How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
- How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
Vocabulary
- Bias: A judgment based on a personal point of view.
- Claim: A statement put forth as true; in an argument, a statement of position on an issue.
- Exaggeration: An overstatement or stretching of the truth.
- Reason: A general statement that offers support for a claim.
- Evidence: Facts, statistics, examples, and other information used to support reasons.
Duration
90–135 minutes/2–3 class periods
Prerequisite Skills
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Materials
- Newspaper Story (L-6-2-2_Newspaper Story.doc)
- Chocolate Is Good for You (L-6-2-2_Chocolate Is Good for You.doc)
- a collection of age-appropriate magazines and newspapers in print or online, such as the following:
- red and blue markers
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- Newspaper Story (L-6-2-2_Newspaper Story.doc)
- Chocolate Is Good for You (L-6-2-2_Chocolate Is Good for You.doc)
- a collection of age-appropriate magazines and newspapers in print or online, such as the following:
- red and blue markers
Formative Assessment
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Final 06/07/2013