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Is the Media Biased? Using Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

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Theme:

Recognizing Bias in Sampling

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Math

Duration:

50–60 minutes(excluding reading the book)

Standards
& Goals:

New Jersey State Learning Standards:
4.4. Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Mathematics – data analysis (statistics).
4.5. Mathematical Processes – communication and reasoning

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Learn the main sources of bias in statistics.
  • Use the book Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers to find possible evidence of such bias.
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