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Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

Authored by Hollie Ikner

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8th Grade

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Research Unit Key Terms - Year A
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

not favoring any view

sound bite

the sources of our news and information

watchdog

one who stands guard and sounds an alert

unbiased

something said in 15 seconds or less

the media

story designed to expose wrongdoing

expose

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

method of communicating with many people

gatekeeper

one who stands guard

medium

for-profit

mass media

a method of communicating

media

plural of the word "medium"

commercial

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   means favoring one view over another, while ​ (b)   means not favoring any view.​

Biased
unbiased
medium
Media

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A​ (a)   is an original document or object from the time of an event being studied. A ​ (b)   is information that comes from someone who wasn't directly involved in the event.

primary source
secondary source
autobiography
biased source

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

tells the story of the person's life

credible

a movie that tells a real-life story

thesis

tells the story of another person

autobiography

trustworthy and believable

documentary

the idea the writer wants to prove

biography

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

one-sided; opinionated

biased

building blocks of information

data

using numbers to understand something

statistical data

small, simple booklet

unbiased

just the facts

pamphlet

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ​ (a)   is when you write to explain and defend your point of view on a topic. You give reasons and ​ (b)   to convince others that your opinion is the right one.

argument
evidence
propaganda
documentary

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