English 11

Day 42

SAT Question of the Day #16Born in the days when no modest woman would admit to writing novels, Jane Austen’s name was allowed to appear on her books only after her death.

a) Born in the days when no modest woman would admit to writing novels, Jane Austen’s name

b) Because Jane Austen was born in the days when no modest woman would admit to writing novels, her name

c) Although born in the days when no modest woman would admit to writing novels, Jane Austen’s name

d) Having been born in the days when no modest woman would have admitted to writing novels, Jane Austen

e) Born in the days when a modest woman would not have admitted to writing novels, Jane Austen’s name

Poll

Objectives

• Access prior knowledge about objectivity and subjectivity.

• Analyze a news story for evidence of bias.

Vocabulary

• What does it mean if someone is being objective? Subjective?

• Should the news be objective or subjective?

Task• Create a decorated poster with your bias

type.

• You need to have the following:

Title

Definition

Guiding questions (what should we ask ourselves to determine if this bias is occurring? Ex. Are there biased words like guilty, criminal, violent?)

Create an example of your bias through writing or drawing.

We will present these and take notes!

Is this news report biased?

• Video

Examine types of bias in groups

Bias Type Group

Bias Through Selection and Omission

Gordon, Kaylan, Isabel, Glenn

Bias Through Placement Trey, Claudia, Kaylei, Ashley, Herbie

Bias by Headline Brandi, T.J., Madison, Amber

Bias by Photos, Captions, and Camera

Angles

John C., Rachel, Alexa, Maddie J.

Bias Through Statistics and Crowd Counts

Ben, Jaylen, Brian, Kendra

Bias by Source Control Lexi H., Aidrey, Sarah, Evan, Laura

PRESENTFill out your chart with their answers!

EDITORIAL VS. NEWS ARTICLE

While editorials openly present opinions, newspaper articles may appear objective until carefully examined for evidence that reveals a more subjective agenda.

Facebook Photos Sting Minnesota High School Students• Look for your type of bias as you are reading

the article.

• Fill in your chart on the backside.

WAS IT BIASED OR OBJECTIVE?

What did you find?

Practice writing with bias

• Are you for or against the new dress code at Avon?

• Use three types of bias in your argument.