Challenging Confirmation Bias
Grade
10Time
Define confirmation bias and identify why it occurs.
Explore examples of confirmation bias, particularly related to news and online information.
Identify strategies for challenging their own confirmation biases.
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Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.4, L.9-10.6, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.10, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.4, RH.9-10.7, RH.9-10.9, RI.9-10.10, RI.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.3, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.6, W.9-10.10, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.8, WHST.9-10.10, WHST.9-10.4, WHST.9-10.6, WHST.9-10.8
ISTE
1a, 1d, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a, 4b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d
CASEL
1b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c
AASL
I.A.2, II.A.1, III.A.1, III.A.2, III.A.3, IV.A.1, IV.A.2, IV.A.3, V.A.1, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, I.B.1, I.B.3, II.B.1, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.1, IV.B.2, IV.B.4, I.C.1, I.C.4, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.2, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.D.1, II.D.2, III.D.1, VI.D.1
Current Events Connection!
Use this lesson to teach students about confirmation bias and help ensure that they're approaching news with a critical but open-minded perspective this election season.
Lesson Plan
Consider: Real or Fake?
15 mins.Explore: Biased Brains
15 mins.Create: Challenging Confirmation Bias
15 mins.Additional Resources
For related lessons, check out the Essential News & Media Literacy Skills for Students lesson collection.
