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Bias and Crime in Media

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Critical thinking and social justice are central themes for this resource on bias and crime in media. The class views and discusses an incisive PSA that highlights assumptions based on race. Small groups read newspaper opinion pieces about reporting a person's faith in crime news and deconstruct how it can influence bias toward groups of people based on religion. Learners then produce PSAs of their own to point out and counteract bias.

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critical thinking, Media Literacy, bias, informational texts, journalism, nonfiction, stereotypes, crime

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bias, crime, critical thinking, deconstruction, informational texts, media, newspaper, nonfiction, stereotypes, Discussion, journalism, Religion, english language arts
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Video
Year
2012

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