Use this teacher guide as a walk-through for pacing and guiding students through the Developing Media Literacy mini-unit.
Developing Media Literacy – Mini-Unit
Summary
Students build media literacy skills through the lens of real energy news, learning to spot vague language, evaluate source credibility, and identify bias in articles from across the political spectrum. The unit follows an I Do / We Do / You Do structure, moving from teacher-modeled analysis to independent article decoding. Includes a teacher guide, student handout, videos, and bias analysis tools from Project Look Sharp and Ground News. Aligned to NGSS Science and Engineering Practices and APES Science Practice 3.
Activities
Handout
Use this handout with students to define vague terms, rewrite headlines, and analyze bias to build critical thinking skills.
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