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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Part One

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (activities and discussions)

Part Two

Activities
  • Break down concepts and definitions
  • Test your comprehension
  • Apply your knowledge
  • Continue to work on your final project

Part One

DIG DEEPER
Critical thinking: understanding news, bias, fact, misinformation, and how to uncover the truth (Two Parts | 33 mins)
  • Part 1: Exploring differences in fact and how to uncover truth (0:00-17:54)
  • Part 2: News and misinformation explained, featuring Global News anchor Dawna Friesen (17:54-33:00)

Read Story Instead

Prefer reading instead? Here's the text version of your lesson.

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Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

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Part Two

Your teacher will direct you to the activities below that will help you with your project.

Bias in Visual Stories

How do you identify artistic bias or even bias in the media? Why is it important to understand? We can help!

Find out!

Self-Reflection

Take the time to re-reflect on your values and upbringing in order to better understand your biases and how they influence your opinions.

Reflect

Bias Analysis

Is your final project being influenced by your bias? Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? Time to analyze your project for blind spots.

Go!

Find Common Ground

Compare two well-known visual stories - one you like and one you don't - and work to find the commonalities.

Begin

The Art of Disagreeing

Is it possible to disagree respectfully? Absolutely! Learn and practice how to disagree without being disagreeable.

Learn more

Fake News

What is fake news? How to determine a reliable source of information? We'll help you separate fact from fiction.

So fake

Featured Resources

Featured Hot Take

Separating fact from opinion and weighing the validity of competing facts can be overwhelming. Don’t be overwhelmed! Dawna Friesen – an award-winning journalist and the anchor of Global National – wants to help.
 
We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Reflection

  • Have we forgotten the value of mainstream media or has mainstream media lost its values?
  • How important is it to think critically about the information we consume? Can the media help us be better critical thinkers?
  • Can good questions overcome bias or will bias always filter through in the questions we ask?
  • Are we equipped to separate good research from fake news if how we see the world is so clearly coloured by our biases?
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