Media Literacy Terms and Bias Chart Challenge!

Media Literacy Terms and Bias Chart Challenge!

November 23rd 2020

Directions

• As I go through the slides, you'll be prompted to answer a series of questions (Multiple Choice, True/False, Short Answer, etc.).

• Questions are timed, and you will not be allowed to go back once you submit your answer.

• Let's see who knows their stuff--you'll be quizzed in 3 parts: Vocabulary, Big Ideas, and Reading the Media Bias Chart

• Your score will automatically tally and show in Google Classroom upon completion

• Ready, Set, Go! 😁

Part I: Vocabulary

This section will test your knowledge on last week's words...may the odds be ever in your favor!

Multiple Choice

Which term best matches the following definition:

"Someone who creates and sends messages."

• Conservative

• Consumer

• Producer

• Liberal

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Konstantinos and Alvin witnessed a robbery. The police question them about the time of the break in, and Alvin isn't sure. Konstantinos says it happened at 11:15pm, and Alvin suddenly agrees with him. What is this an example of?

• Law of Closure

• Confirmation Bias

• False Memory

• Information Satisficing

Multiple Select

True or False. Media is how a message is delivered.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is an activity a consumer would engage in?

• Creating a blog

• Replying to an email

• Posting a comment

• Reading a post

Multiple Select

True or False.

When reading a Facebook post, you are encoding a message.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage, and answer the question.

"...imagine that a person holds a belief that left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people. Whenever this person encounters a person that is both left-handed and creative, they place greater importance on this "evidence" that supports what they already believe."

What is this an example of?

• Confirmation Bias

• Law of Closure

• False Memory

• Schema

Multiple Select

This video shows an example of which Media Literacy term?

• Yellow Journalism

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

• Fake News

Multiple Select

Which type of communication is being shown in this picture?

• Mediated

• Non-Mediated

Part II: Big Ideas and Important Concepts

This section will focus on the major concepts we learned last week.

Multiple Select

True or False.

We love stories so much that we'd rather believe fake news over hard facts if the story is good enough.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

True or False.

The law of closure can lead to false memories, which aids in the spread of disinformation.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

True or False.

Many news outlets have a certain amount of bias that increases their reliability in reporting current events.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain how fake news can happen and describe how it can spread so quickly.

Poll

How satisfied are you with your current score on this challenge?

• I am a rockstar! 🙌🏽

• Meh...Somewhat Satisfied 🤷🏽‍♀️

• Somewhat dissatisfied 🤦🏽‍♀️

• Is there a do-over? 🙅🏽‍♂️

Part III: Media Bias Chart

Wait, there's another part?!?