I so wish I was in the classroom! Im getting so much material for lesson plans these days. Im just going to pretend Im in my classroom anyway! Lesson on Bias in the Media 1. Take note of the front page headline in todays Vancouver Sun: Impasse: No End in sight. Premier wants strike to end through negotiation, not legislation 2. Now take note of the headline in todays The Tyee: Teachers Respond to Clark: Weve made enough concessions thetyee.ca/News/2014/09/03/Iker-Responds-to-Clark/?utm_source=editor-tweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=030914 3. In your small groups, read and discuss both articles. Use the following questions to guide your discussions. a) What impression of teachers do you get from each headline? b) What is the tone of each article? In other words, what is the writers attitude toward the teachers in each article? Provide quotes to support your response c) The Vancouver Sun is part of a for-profit media corporation. The Tyee is an independent newspaper that is dependent on subscriptions. What impact, if any, might these facts have on the content of each publication. d)What questions arise out of your analysis of these two articles? What can you say about the underpinnings of a society whose media outlets appear to differ so vastly in their reporting of news? Bonus Question: What would your headline say? IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THIS, YOURE GOING TO HAVE TO COPY AND PASTE THE LESSON INTO YOUR STATUS/POST. ONLY THE LINK MOVES WHEN YOU SHARE ONLY. Lizanne Foster
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:59:35 +0000
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