Media Bias News Articles - Fake News & Media Literacy Analysis Activity Vol. 1

Practice detecting media biases in the news and get your students to decipher the complexities of the media landscape with this set of 15 custom-written fake news articles designed to delve deep into the world of Fake News and Media Bias. Each fake news article is meticulously written with heavy bias to showcase the various kinds in media, including Mudslinging, Slant, Spin, Sensationalism, Opinion Statements, Jumping to Conclusions, Mind Reading, and Unsubstantiated Claims. You'll love how these news articles get your students analyzing media more closely and identifying the different types of media bias.

This Media Bias Fake News package has 15 Fake News Articles for middle and high school students in grades 8-11:

• on BOTH single pages and task cards!
• a ready-to-use PowerPoint Presentation for Introducing the Different Biases
• Media Bias Analysis Sheets & Guides
• Resource Notes
• a Media Bias Infographic Poster
• BOTH Print & Digital Versions! (Google Slides®)

Use this resource to equip your grade 8-11 students with the critical media literacy skills necessary to navigate today's information-rich world. Its perfect for supplementing lessons on the media or when trying to get students to learn about fake news. It also works well for adult learners and literacy centers.

✅ Analyze, Discuss, and Uncover the Truth: Your students will love the opportunity to analyze and dissect these 15 different news articles, uncovering the subtle biases embedded within the writing. They encourage critical thinking and discussion about the spin and slant of news stories, fostering a more discerning and media-savvy generation.

✅ Comprehensive Instructional Support: This resource goes beyond news articles; it comes complete with detailed notes, instructional guides, and a fully-prepped PowerPoint Presentation for introducing the different types of media bias. With these tools at your disposal, teaching media biases to your class becomes an engaging and enlightening experience.

✅ Enhance Learning with Thoughtful Materials: Inside this media bias package, you'll find a wealth of materials to elevate your lessons, including detailed media analysis pages to help students identify different biases, task cards that add interactivity to your teaching, and additional handouts that make your lessons stand out.

✅ Adapt to Any Learning Environment: Whether in the classroom or distance learning, this resource is versatile. Go paperless and use it for online teaching with Google Slides®, ensuring that your students continue to develop critical media literacy skills regardless of the setting.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Laura said, "This was a great resource to discuss media bias. I even used this at the end of the year when students were very apathetic, and they were mostly engaged. I would definitely recommend this resource!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ J McKenzie said, "I used this resource to show why it's important to find reliable scholarly research and how some articles, while they look credible, can actually be biased and not depict the whole story."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Courtney said, "I paired this with my own designed curriculum on digital citizenship and the students had fun. I also used this as an group assessment and a game. I think it worked out great."

This is VOLUME 1 of 2! See Volume 2 HERE!

This package includes a PDF file that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with a lesson plan and a high-resolution cover page so you can show it off. It also comes with a PowerPoint presentation that requires access to Microsoft PowerPoint.

The PowerPoint provides instructional support for introducing media bias to students who may or may not be familiar with the concept. To give your class a more detailed profile of the language elements, such as connotations, denotations, and signifiers, try my Media Bias Fake News Articles Volume 2.

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Looking for lessons with a similar theme to this? Check out my Fake News: Media Bias Reading Comprehension Lesson here.

You may also like my lesson on ChatGPT and Generative A.I. See it here!

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