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Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

Authored by Dustin McNair

English

8th Grade

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

not favoring any view

watchdog

story designed to expose wrongdoing

sound bite

the sources of our news and information

the media

something said in 15 seconds or less

expose

one who stands guard and sounds an alert

unbiased

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

method of communicating with many people

gatekeeper

one who stands guard

mass media

for-profit

media

plural of the word "medium"

medium

a method of communicating

commercial

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   means favoring one view over another, while ​ (b)   means not favoring any view.​

Biased
unbiased
medium
Media

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A​ (a)   is an original document or object from the time of an event being studied. A ​ (b)   is information that comes from someone who wasn't directly involved in the event.

primary source
secondary source
autobiography
biased source

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

tells the story of the person's life

autobiography

trustworthy and believable

biography

tells the story of another person

thesis

a movie that tells a real-life story

documentary

the idea the writer wants to prove

credible

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

small, simple booklet

biased

building blocks of information

pamphlet

just the facts

data

one-sided; opinionated

unbiased

using numbers to understand something

statistical data

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ​ (a)   is when you write to explain and defend your point of view on a topic. You give reasons and ​ (b)   to convince others that your opinion is the right one.

argument
evidence
propaganda
documentary

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