1. Unit 1 Foundations

2. Lunchroom Fight
When we did the first Lunchroom Fight activity, we focused on sourcing.
We looked at how two accounts of the same event could be different if no one was lying, and why some accounts might be more reliable/trustworthy than others.

3. Lunchroom Fight
Today you’re going to receive evidence from eyewitnesses & others connected to the fight.
Your job is to figure out who should get suspended for starting the fight (Justin or Max).
You’re going to need to source, contextualize, and corroborate.
read & compare multiple pieces of evidence in order to figure which are more reliable and how they all fit together

4. Lunchroom Fight Read through the background info & all the evidence.
Identify evidence that sheds light on who started the fight. Write each in the correct part of the 1st column
For example, Justin’s father fired Max’s mom and dad. So we’re going to write that in the “Town context” part of the handout.
Continue doing that for all the evidence. You need to find at least TWO pieces of context for each of the areas of context

5. Lunchroom Fight As you finish up…
Look at all the evidence and try to decide who is at fault and should get suspended
Make sure you have evidence to support your conclusion

6. Conclusion
On the back of your paper, please answer the following questions:
What happened that day? (Please identify sources of information.)
In my judgment, the following student should be suspended because:

7. Types of Bias Exaggeration Generalization Loaded words/images
states that something is better, worse, larger, more common, or more important than is actually true
Generalization
taking a quality of one individual and applying it to every individual in the group
Loaded words/images
wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion

8. Types of Bias Opinions stated as facts Story Selection
Remember: opinions cannot be proved, they can only be supported by facts. Facts can be proved with evidence.
Story Selection
a pattern of highlighting information that agrees with the claim, while ignoring stories that agree with the opposing view
Bias by Omission
leaving one side out, ignoring facts that tend to disprove the claim

9. Types of Bias Bias by Placement Bias by the Selection of Sources
Studies have shown that, in the case of the average news story, most people read only the headline, bias by placement is where in the paper or in an article a story or event is printed
Bias by the Selection of Sources
 including more sources that support one view over another

10. Types of Bias Bias by Spin Bias by Labeling
when the story has only one interpretation of an event or policy, to the exclusion of the other
Bias by Labeling
tagging some groups with extreme labels while leaving other groups unlabeled or with more mild labels; OR describing the person/group with positive labels, such as “an expert”

11. Detecting Bias With a partner: Pick an article from a magazine
Read the article carefully to look for any potential bias
Use the article to answer the questions on your handout