This document provides discussion prompts on topics related to bias and critical thinking about media sources of information. It includes prompts for creating a poem about prejudice, reflecting on how one's view of media might change after researching bias, and how to bring awareness to bias in media at school and in the community. Students are also assigned a homework task to find two different perspectives on a current event in the news.

1. Bias in History
Is Media a Good Source of Information?

2. Poetry Circle
Create a rap or poem that shares your feelings
about prejudice/bias.

3. Refresher
1. What did you learn from your research?
Will this change how you view
media? Explain how?
2. Why is it important to critically think
about the information you get from media?
3. How would you help bring awareness to
prejudice/bias in the media at your school
and in your community?

4. Oh, Canada!

5. Sir Sam Steps Down!
Vs.
Hughes Fired From Cabinet

6. Homework
Time to become a super sleuth. Choose a current event that
interests you. Then find two different viewpoints of that
same current event on the internet. You will need to print out
and attach both webpages to your work. Be sure to use
complete sentences to answer the questions on the handout
provided.