Media Literacy Lesson 2023-2024

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely why someone might fall for fake news?

• Fear the government may be lying to them

• Some of the information in the source is actually real

• They feel an emotional response to the information

• All of the above

Open Ended

How does fake news relate to the importance of being informed?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of implicit bias?

• People hear "kindergarten teacher" and picture a female

• A company uses software to block out personal details on resumes

• An applicant gets a job because their name was the most American-sounding

• Someone assumes an older adult does not know what instagram is

Multiple Choice

​ Media Bias and Fake News are different because...

• One only uses the facts that support itself whereas the other is completley false

• They are both the same because they are both full of propaganda and lies

• One is true but has questionable sources, the other only uses the most credible sources

Multiple Choice

Media Bias is very similar to

• Public Relations
• Card-Stacking

• Factual Reporting
• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a question you ask yourself when you STOP:

• Do I know this information source?

• Do I know the website?

• Do I like the look of the website?

• Do I know the source's reputation?

Multiple Choice

How can hovering help you investigate a source?

• It lets you see linked sources and information

• It does not help because it gives false information

• It helps you identify which writers you can trust

• It might reveal games or fun acitivites on a website

Multiple Choice

When investigating a source you should...

• Ignore the source completely.
• Ask someone else to investigate the source.
• Know the expertise and agenda of the source

• Focus on reviews of the source from sites like Google

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT part of "Trace"

• Click through to follow links

• Open up the origional sources in the bibliograpy

• Look at the origional context for fair representation

• Look at your history to make sure it is from a strong search term

Open Ended

Who is a leader you can think of that manipulated others to gain support?

Open Ended

Today's Exit Ticket:
Considering what you learned today, what does it mean to be informed? How does being informed contribute to society?