Understanding where information came from helps because...

it will help you determine whether it is relaible

Another good lateral reading tip would be...

Make a point of looking at non-US sites to get a foreign perspective

When trying to get to the bottom of who ALEC is John Green had to...

Open a new tab & see others have to say about them

Understanding who is behind information is...

Is might be difficult but it's important

What is NOT TRUE about journalists?

They are all neutral and nonbiased

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Lateral Reading Media Literacy

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1
When looking at a newspaper or magazine it is going to be easy to figure out their political perspective.
True
False
2
There is no such thing as "THE media"
False
True
3
Understanding where information came from helps because...
Because you LAWYS want to wn any argument
It will help you win a trivia game
it will help you determine whether it is relaible
So you can be a know-it-all
4
Reading & scrolling passively might...
Do all of these things.
Give misinformation more power
Unconsciously plant false ideas in your mind
Give disinformation more power
5
John Green claims that the problem is that many people exclusively read websites from top to bottom (vertically)
True
False
6
Another good lateral reading tip would be...
To use Wikipedia exclusively.
To just bookmark one outside source and go to that again and again
Make a point of looking at non-US sites to get a foreign perspective
To outright dismiss things that don't feel right
7
Where can a student find what the homework is?
They can check in Material in Updates
All of these are great options
They can look at Updates in Schoology
They can look on the front board.
8
Wikipedia is...
All of these are true
Something you may have been told not to use
Is the largest general reference on the web
Has some pretty rigorous editorial standards
9
When trying to get to the bottom of who ALEC is John Green had to...
Read their "about page"
Open a new tab & see others have to say about them
Look to see there are no typos on the site
Evalulate their logo
10
Understanding who is behind information is...
Super easy
Will take like 2 seconds
Doesn't really matter
Is might be difficult but it's important
11
All information is produced by someone AND produced for a purpose
False
True
12
What is NOT TRUE about journalists?
They are human
They are all neutral and nonbiased
They decide what to cover
They should seek to inform

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