English III—October 28, 2015

• Daily Warm-up: Grab a newspaper. Take a look at a couple regular news articles and editorial/opinion articles. Then, create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts the two types of articles. You may work with a partner, but you need to create your own Venn Diagram.

• Homework:– Study for Unit 3 Vocabulary Test on Friday (Lessons 9-11)– Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59.– Newspaper Reading Log due 11/6.

Bias Type Paraphrased Explanation

Guiding Questions Examples

Bias Through Selection and Omission

Bias Through Placement

Bias by Headline

Bias by Photos, Captions, and Camera Angles

Bias Through Statistics and Crowd Counts

Bias by Source Control

Bias Type Paraphrased Explanation

Guiding Questions Examples

Bias Through Selection and Omission

Have they left out important details that might change our perspective?

Bias Through Placement Have they placed information at the end of the page or end of an article to de-emphasize it?

Bias by Headline Does the headline express approval or condemnation?

Bias by Photos, Captions, and Camera Angles

Do pictures show the subject in a flattering/unflattering way?

Bias Through Statistics and Crowd Counts

Do numbers seem emphasized or downplayed?

Bias by Source Control Who gets to speak and who is only paraphrased?