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This is the first of two lessons that explore the ways in which biases affect news and information—how news is created and reported (by journalists and others) and how we interpret it. The lesson begins with an activity that helps students experience confirmation bias firsthand. Then, students gain context for their experience by hearing from experts about how confirmation bias operates in all of us. Finally, we set the stage for the ongoing discussion about the challenges of separating fact from fiction by listening to a National Public Radio story about efforts to correct rumors and fake news.
Learning Goals:
Essential Questions: How can people have vastly different understandings of the basic facts of a situation? What is confirmation bias and how does it relate to our implicit biases?
Anticipated Timeframe: 1 class period
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Day 2: The Impact of Identity Day 3: Confirmation and Other Biases Day 4: How Journalists Minimize Bias Day 5: Verifying Breaking News Day 6: Social Media and Ferguson Day 7: The Power of Images Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 3: Confirmation and Other Biases Day 4: How Journalists Minimize Bias Day 5: Verifying Breaking News Day 6: Social Media and Ferguson Day 7: The Power of Images Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 4: How Journalists Minimize Bias Day 5: Verifying Breaking News Day 6: Social Media and Ferguson Day 7: The Power of Images Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 5: Verifying Breaking News Day 6: Social Media and Ferguson Day 7: The Power of Images Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 6: Social Media and Ferguson
Day 7: The Power of Images Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 8: #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 9: The Importance of a Free Press Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
Day 10: Hands Up, Don't Shoot!
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