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Cat's avatar

Love these resources! For activities I use the Bad News Game, as well as Cranky Uncle and have them play through both then we have discussion + applications. After including my media literacy unit, I truly have students saying things like "that's cherry picked data," "that's the impossible standard fallacy" or "who is funding this?" All hope is not lost as long as we continue having this conversation 💖 thank you

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the journal catacombs's avatar

definitely will check those out for my kids! i feel like kids are sm more enthusiastic with games :)

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Cat's avatar

Yes please do! They're free and can be played in browser or on devices! I can share some of the reflection questions if you ever need them

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Elle's avatar

this is incredible omg

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jess kaijaks's avatar

I think this has really driven home as a UK citizen how glad I am that I paid attention in english. This has made me realise how lucky I was to be taught (and examined) on these ideas in my English Language classes, something that I’m guessing many countries don’t explore in such depth. Love this article and its resources - super informative and important.

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the journal catacombs's avatar

I agree! I’m so fortunate that my school offered MULTIPLE sessions on media literacy, but I’ve noticed that class plans are slowly starting to place less emphasis on it.

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Alex smith's avatar

Truly, thank you for spending your time to write this. It’s non judgmental and incredibly informative. I’m not a teacher and haven’t been a student for a long time, but having these resources laid out is helpful for everyone trying to help others develop better skills or not fall fowl of the traps ourselves.

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the journal catacombs's avatar

Yes, I’m so glad it’s helpful! Please feel free to save or download—my goal was to provide a starting point for anyone looking to build their media literacy skills or guide others through it :) Let me know if you have any questions or need more resources!

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Salvador Lorca 📚 ⭕️'s avatar

Good insight 😌 Can i translate part of this article into Spanish with links to you and a description of your newsletter?

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the journal catacombs's avatar

yes of course! please tag me when you post :)

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minbookie's avatar

And I get to read this for free! Thank you so much for this comprehensive guide 🫶

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the journal catacombs's avatar

glad you enjoyed, thank you!

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Túndùn Àjọkẹ́'s avatar

Amazing list of resources, thank you!

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Girlosophy's avatar

Can you imagine how much of a better place the world would be if people actually learnt this in school

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Miraclin's avatar

saving this, cause i wanna be able to get hands on the right information!! Love the resources and the whole article, thank you so much!

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struc_ture's avatar

I am illiterate.

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Anala R.'s avatar

i do this all the time...with the news and even the essays people write on substack (lots of biases and assumptions are there in their argument - no matter how articulate it sounds)

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Harrison's avatar

Love this! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining industry line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.

check us out:

https://thesecretingredient.substack.com

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Robin Sabeen's avatar

Read a book called “How We Know What Isn’t So” and I highly recommend when it comes to reading news and studies. I also enjoy using Allsides.c0m and Snopes.c0m to verify and cross check resources and references ✨ happy literacy everyone!

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Apryl's avatar

Posts like this are why I wish there was a ‘save’ button

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plutonian butterfly's avatar

Hey Apryl! There actually is save feature for articles on the mobile: at top right if you click on the three dots, the third option is « save ». I am not able to find articles how to do for the desktop version unfortunately but hopefully you are using your phone :)

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plutonian butterfly's avatar

Also clicking on this icon could save the article its just very small and hard to press sometimes

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Apryl's avatar

Thank you! I will give it a try!

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Emma Lou Cogan's avatar

loooove!

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the journal catacombs's avatar

thank you sm!

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Nana's avatar

this was so so informative thank you (also we have the same name 💕)

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the journal catacombs's avatar

thank you! omg i’ve never met another nana that’s so cool ❤️

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