Year 10 · English · Extension Task · $6.99 AUD
A Year 10 English media literacy extension task on bias, omission and source reliability. Working from a verified fact file about a council skate park decision, students test headlines against the numbers, distinguish percentage change from percentage points, rank four sources by reliability, audit a news report for omissions and write a letter to the editor. Sample answers and a teaching note are included.
Part of the "Persuasion in Media Texts" sub-unit. Aligned to AC9E10LY01, AC9E10LY04 (Australian Curriculum v9).
Students will:
• Explain how true statements can leave opposite impressions
• Distinguish a percentage change from a change in percentage points
• Rank sources by reliability and justify the order
• Identify omissions in a report and explain their effect
A ready-to-teach extension task, supplied as PDF, editable Word (DOCX) and PowerPoint (PPTX).
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