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Lesson Plan 14 2f20
Lesson Plan 14 2f20
Standard(s):
11.4.1 d. Evaluate quality, accuracy, and completeness of information and the bias,
credibility, and reliability of the sources
Materials/Resources:
Journal
Annotated Bibliography
Learning Activities:
Initiation:
● (5 mins) Define bias in your journals.
○ Use what you currently know, not a dictionary definition
● (5 mins) Discuss (whole group) bias and write a class definition that will live on
the board the rest of the unit.
Lesson Development:
● (20 mins) Choose three sources from your bibliography and in your journal,
describe this evidence and its relevance to your topic, it’s credibility
(believability), and possible biases.
● (15 mins total ( 5 mins x3)) Swap journals with one or two group members and
○ Read their entry on one of their sources and respond on with sticky note
anything you may add about credibility, relevance, or bias
○ Swap two more times and respond to a source that does not yet have a
response
Closure:
● (5 mins) Exit Ticket
○ On a notecard tell me your strongest source and why it will help you most
in your individual plan.