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Lateral Reading - Current Issues
Please pick a source that addresses a current issue under debate and use the Intro to Lateral Reading document to guide your investigation into the story behind that source.
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Lateral Reading- Why we should raise the minimum wage
Let's take a look at an article on minimum wage and see if you can determine whether or not the source is a good one or not. Please head to the post on Google Classroom for the resources that you need.
Lateral Reading - Current Issues
Please pick a source that addresses a current issue under debate and use the Intro to Lateral Reading document to guide your investigation into the story behind that source.
Your to-do listPlease respond to the About Us and Minimum Wage questions posted below. About usImagine that you are a website. Please write the About Us part of your website for yourself. Please post it to the About Us question on Google Classroom. Minimum WageWhat do you know about the minimum wage debate? Please post at least three facts about it to the Minimum Wage Debate question on Google Classroom. If you don't know anything, look up some information. If you look up information, please note your source(s) in your response. Denmark's Minimum WageLet's learn more about Denmark's minimum wage. But as we read, consider this... Is this a reliable source of information about the minimum wage? You may use any information on this website, or you can open a new tab and do an Internet search if you want. Be sure to explain your answer, citing evidence from the webpages you used. Be sure to provide the URLs to the webpages you cite. Please respond to this question at Denmark's Minimum Wage on Google Classroom. Lateral Reading- Why we should raise the minimum wageLet's take a look at an article on minimum wage and see if you can determine whether or not the source is a good one or not. Please head to the post on Google Classroom for the resources that you need.
My family needs your helpMy boys have the opportunity to receive a COVID vaccine soon. I've been trying to find reliable information to help them out and I need your help. Which website should I use: the American College of Pediatricians or the American Academy of Pediatrics? Do some research on the internet and tell me which one you think is the better choice and how you reached that conclusion. Identifying strong sourcesHow do you know when you have a strong, reliable source? Let's take a look at a few together and see what we can determine.
Grizzly Bears in the NewsWe started to look at bias in the news in the last class and how the bias that these news sources have pervades the way they report on the issues. Just check out what they said about grizzly bears. Identifying strong sourcesHow do you know when you have a strong, reliable source? Let's take a look at a few together and see what we can determine. My family needs your helpMy boys have the opportunity to receive another COVID vaccine soon. I've been trying to find reliable information to help them out and I need your help. Which website should I use: the American College of Pediatricians or the American Academy of Pediatrics? Do some research on the internet and tell me which one you think is the better choice and how you reached that conclusion.
Standards of JournalismYou came up with great ideas to judge journalism by in the last class. Consider the ones below as well. Media BiasWhere do the news sources that you and your family follow fall on the political spectrum? Use the All Sides website to determine the bias of your news sources.
The bias that these news sources have pervades the way they report on the issues. Just check out what they said about grizzly bears. Which grizzly bear do you want to take home?Congratulations! You've won a grizzly bear! You must now choose between the grizzles in the images above. Please indicate which grizzly bear you want to take home with you and explain onm Google Classroom. Standards of Quality JournalismWe've talked about news sources that you consider reliable because of various reasons.
What if I presented you with a new news source to use. What standards would you look for in its reporting to decide whether or not it was a good source and practiced high quality journalism. Work with your classmates to create a report card that you could use to evaluate a news source. Please post your ideas to the Standards of Quality Journalism question on Google Classroom. Your to-do list: |
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