Ninth graders learn the mental shortcuts — cognitive biases — that quietly shape how we judge information. From confirmation bias to negativity bias, naming these tendencies is the first step to thinking around them.
Students will be able to…
Our brains take shortcuts that can fool us. What are the common cognitive biases that shape how we read the world?
Project this and match each cognitive bias to its meaning — tap the bias, then tap the meaning.
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Our brains take shortcuts that can fool us — what are the common biases?
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Students apply.
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Aligned to the Common Core ELA Standards (informational literacy) & NAMLE media-literacy competencies.
Evaluate reasoning.
Evaluate a speaker’s reasoning.
Recognize cognitive biases.
Analyze rhetoric & point of view.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name two cognitive biases and give an example of each in media. A printable biases sheet is in the ELA library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.