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Critical Literacy 

Bias: is a belief that one thing is better than another.  Often without taking into consideration facts or other viewpoints.  
Opinion: is a belief or judgment about something

Bias and Opinion differ in that a "bias" implies a prejudice; an opinion is a thought often not needing facts.

Example:  I hate green peas!   - This is an opinion, no facts are needed
               Green peas are the absolute worst vegetable on the planet!  - This demonstrates bias, as there is a prejudice.

Practice - Critical Reading Skills

DHMO.Org
Save the Octopus
Dog Island
Explorers

Should Halloween Be Celebrated in Schools?

Socratic Seminar Questions:
How can we make Halloween relevant to celebrate in school?
What are the positives and negatives of celebrating Halloween in school?

What trick or treat traditions do we celebrate?
What creative costumes do we wear?
Why do we celebrate the Halloween holiday?
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Halloween History
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Run Like a Girl 

DeBono's Hats
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Lets Discuss:
​What does it mean to do something “like a girl”? Are positive or negative things associated with it? Who is it said to and why?
Where do you think this phrase came from? Why do people say it? Have you ever used it? What did you mean when you used it?
What is the impact when someone tells young girls or boys that their actions are done “like a girl”?
Why did the younger girls have such different reactions than the other people?
What is significant about puberty and self-esteem? How does this relate to gender expectations?
How did this video try and challenge gender norms and expectations? Do you think it was successful? Why or why not?

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Stronger Together
#like a girl

Are Zoo's Ethical

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Should schools keep traditional text books or move to digital texts? 

Should Tablets Replace Textbooks?
Screen Reading vs Paper Reading
Pros and COns of digital texts
Tablet vs Textbook?

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Plastics In the Ocean

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      • Order of Operations
      • Odd and Even
      • Properties of Math
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    • Unit 3 Whole Number Computation >
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