Media Literacy & Analysis Activities & Tasks for Studying Media Bias & Fake News

Give your media studies students the skills to decipher media bias, spot fake news, and think critically about the information from the media they encounter. This comprehensive bundle of media literacy resources is an essential teaching tool for getting your students to learn and understand bias in the media. A collection of lesson plans, activities, tasks, handouts, task cards, and PowerPoints all about media, it’s the perfect package for teachers looking to increase their students’ media literacy skills while challenging them to think critically about the information they interact with on a daily basis.

There are 7 resources that get students who are in secondary school studying the concept of fake news, media bias and current events.

1. Fake News: Media Bias Reading Comprehension: Challenge students to read between the lines and identify media bias effectively.
2. Media Bias News Articles & Fake News Analysis Questions Distance Learning Vol. 1: Explore the world of media bias and fake news through engaging articles and insightful analysis questions.
3. Media Bias News Articles & Fake News Analysis Questions Distance Learning Vol. 2: Continue the media literacy journey with more articles and analysis questions designed to nurture critical thinking.
4. Current Event Report : Encourage students to engage with current events critically, fostering independent analysis and reporting skills.
5. Media Bias Infographic Poster: Reinforce media literacy concepts visually with this informative poster.
6. Full Year Current Event Report Student Booklet: Get this comprehensive current event student booklet, with grading criteria and more, for a full year’s worth of current event report writing.
7. Radicalization Reading Comprehension: Get your students learning about the 21st century topic of Radicalization and how echo chambers and social media influence people’s beliefs.
8. Misinformation and Disinformation Reading Comprehension: Discover how information changes and how some information can be used for manipulation.

With so much bias information out there these days coming from the media, this could be the most important set of resources you use with your students. It is excellent for supplementing any media unit or news-related lesson you may be teaching. It is super easy to use, too, and all the resources included come with notes & instructions to guide you on your media teaching journey.

☑️ Explore, Analyze, and Decode the World of Media: This bundle equips both educators and students with the tools needed to navigate today’s media landscape effectively. Dive into the realm of media literacy and critical thinking with a reading comprehension passage all about fake news. Get students reading and dissecting real ‘fake’ news articles, pulling out spin, slant, sensationalism, and other biases. Teach it all on carefully-crafted PowerPoint presentations that are ready to be used at a moment’s notice; your planning time is kept sacred.

☑️ A Comprehensive Learning Experience: With a total of 122 pages, this bundle offers a complete learning experience for secondary school students who are trying to make sense of the signals they are getting from the media these days and are looking for ways to fight back against media bias. Each resource within the bundle serves as a valuable asset in promoting media literacy and critical thinking skills.

Whether you’re teaching media literacy for the first time or seeking to enhance your existing curriculum, this bundle is your go-to solution. Equip your students with the skills they need to analyze, understand, and critically engage with all forms of media.

WHAT TEACHERS on TpT ARE SAYING

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Emilie said, “This resource is easy to use. My students were challenged to think about more deeply about their media literacy and work on their critical thinking skills. Thank you!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cheryl said, “This is the first time I have used something like this for my students and I loved it. They enjoyed the interaction and being able to discuss something they were interested in and knew about.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sara said, “Fantastic resource. It really helped me to build my Journalism unit and provided tons of great ideas and activities to use!”

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This package includes PDF files that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with all student pages, lesson plans resource notes from each resource included in the bundle. For a more detailed description of each resource included in the bundle, please visit each resource page.

DIGITAL LITERACY BUNDLE. If you’re interested in helping your students develop into responsible world citizens, check out this BUNDLE dedicated exclusively to building digital literacy HERE!

Check out some of my other themes and topics:

• Nanotechnology
• Smartphone Addiction
• Social Media
• Fake News
• Digital Literacy
• Metacognition
• The Psychology of Memory
• HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE
• Bilingualism

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