Grade 9 ยท English Language Arts and Reading Video Lesson
Examine sources for: (i) credibility and bias, including omission; and (ii) faulty reasoning such as ad hominem, loaded language, and slippery slope Video Lesson
Curriculum-aligned Grade 9 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Examine sources for: (i) credibility and bias, including omission; and (ii) faulty reasoning such as ad hominem, loaded language, and slippery slope. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Curriculum-aligned Grade 9 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Examine sources for: (i) credibility and bias, including omission; and (ii) faulty reasoning such as ad hominem, loaded language, and slippery slope. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Video Learning Notes
In this lesson, students learned to critically examine sources by identifying credibility, bias, and omission, as well as recognizing faulty reasoning such as ad hominem, loaded language, and slippery slope arguments. They practiced ethical research skills by creating academic citations and developed communication skills by presenting their analyses using various modes. These skills empower students to become thoughtful consumers and communicators of information.
Learning Goals
- Identify and explain how to determine the credibility of a source and recognize bias, including omission.
- Recognize and analyze examples of faulty reasoning such as ad hominem attacks, loaded language, and slippery slope arguments in texts.
- Demonstrate ethical use of source materials by displaying academic citations for paraphrased and quoted text to avoid plagiarism.
- Present research findings using an appropriate mode of delivery, including written, oral, or multimodal formats.
Curriculum Context
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: English Language Arts and Reading
Curriculum: TEKS