Credibility and Logic Analysis Challenge

What is the main objective of this media literacy activity?

• To share media posts

• To memorize media facts

• To create media content

• To analyze media for credibility and logic

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the source of the first piece of media?

• YouTube

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Twitter

What did state lawmakers approve funding for in the first Instagram post?

• A new highway

• A passenger rail line

• A sports stadium

• A public park

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

When did the last passenger train run between the Twin Cities and Duluth?

• Thanksgiving 1995

• New Year's Day 1990

• Easter Sunday 1985

• Christmas 1980

What should you do after reviewing the first Instagram post?

• Share the post

• Create a similar post

• Answer the questions as they appear

• Ignore the post

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is the source of the second piece of media?

• Grist

• BBC

• Fox News

• CNN

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

What does the study in the second Instagram post link to fossil fuel companies?

• Soil erosion

• Burned forests

• Water contamination

• Air pollution

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

How many acres of burned forest does the study attribute to fossil fuel companies?

• 10 million acres

• 20 million acres

• 25 million acres

• 15 million acres

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CCSS.8.SP.A.1

What is the significance of the study mentioned in the second Instagram post?

• It is the first to link air pollution to health issues

• It is the first to quantify how corporate emissions have worsened wildfires

• It is the first to study water contamination

• It is the first to analyze soil erosion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What should you do after reviewing the second Instagram post?

• Ignore the post

• Answer the questions as they appear

• Create a similar post

• Share the post

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7