Critical Reading and Global Issues · Expository Reading and Synthesis

Identifying Bias and Subjectivity

Evaluating the objectivity of news reports and editorials on controversial global topics.

Key Questions

  1. 1What linguistic choices indicate a hidden bias in an ostensibly neutral report?
  2. 2How does the exclusion of certain facts alter the reader's understanding of the issue?
  3. 3How can we distinguish between an evidence-based opinion and an unfounded claim?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Critical Literacy - S4MOE: Reading and Viewing - S4
Level: Secondary 4
Subject: English Language
Unit: Critical Reading and Global Issues
Period: Expository Reading and Synthesis

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