​If you had to live inside a book/movie/tv show which one would you choose?

Have you done your discussion assignment?

DO IT!

Your assignment was due on the 16th which means it is now late. Right now this assignment is worth almost all of your current grade. If you need help you should go to study hall hours with your English 9 teacher on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 12pm-1pm EST. You can also book an appointment with me for additional help.

​Objectives for Today

​I can correctly use vocabulary words from Unit 2 and provide definitions.

I can compare and analyze text and media including identifying important information.

I can define Unit 3 vocabulary words and how they relate to bias and information texts.

Informational Texts and Bias

Informational texts -  non-fiction writings aimed at informing the reader about a specific topic.

Are texts the only way to get information?

What are some other examples of ways that people get information besides a book or newspaper article?

Bias - Favoring one side, idea, or group over another, often unfairly.

​You can spot bias by asking yourself some basic questions

• Who created this media/text? - Was it a specific company? Was it a professional with education/training that can be trusted? Is it someone trying to sell you something? If it is a website what is the ending (.com/.org/.edu/.gov)

• When was it created? Things are constantly changing and we are always learning...how old is this? Or how new is it? Is it possible people don't have all the facts yet? (think of the LA fires right now)
  

How does bias work? How can you spot it?

• Why was it made? - Again, is someone trying to sell you something? Does someone want you to believe a certain way? Why?

• Does it make you feel something? What does it make you feel? Did you feel that way before you read or heard the information?

• Who was it made for? Who is the audience?

How does bias work? How can you spot it?

• Check with other sources (other websites, do another Google search and see if you can find sources that end in .gov or .edu.

• See how long people have been talking about this subject

• Identify word patterns in the text such as lots of feelings words

• Scroll to the bottom of the article, if the article gave facts then they should have a reference section where they got their data. No references? Then its not real data.

• Who is the author? Search this person...do they have a history of writing similar types of things? Do they identify only with a specific group of people?

How to guard against bias

anecdote - A short and interesting story about a real event or person, often shared to make a point or entertain.

point of view - The perspective from which a story is told or how someone sees and understands a situation.

morpheme - The smallest part of a word that has meaning, like "un-" in "undo" or "-ed" in "talked."

root - The basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning. For example, "act" is the root of "action" and "react."

inductive reasoning - A way of thinking where you look at specific facts or examples and figure out a general rule or conclusion. For example, seeing that all the dogs you’ve met bark and guessing that all dogs bark.

deductive reasoning - A way of thinking where you start with a general rule or idea and apply it to specific examples. For instance, knowing all birds have feathers and saying a sparrow must have feathers because it’s a bird.

thesaurus - A book or tool that helps you find synonyms (words that mean the same) or antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of other words.

analogy - A comparison between two things that are alike in some way, often to explain or clarify something. For example, "a heart is like a pump" because both move things.

affix - A small part added to the beginning (prefix) or end (suffix) of a word to change its meaning. For example, "un-" in "unhappy" or "-ly" in "quickly."

Vocab

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