Challenging Confirmation Bias
Grade
10Time
Define confirmation bias and identify why it occurs.
Explore examples of confirmation bias, particularly related to news and online information.
Identify strategies for challenging their own confirmation biases.
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.4, L.9-10.6, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.10, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.4, RH.9-10.7, RH.9-10.9, RI.9-10.10, RI.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.3, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.6, W.9-10.10, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.8, WHST.9-10.10, WHST.9-10.4, WHST.9-10.6, WHST.9-10.8
ISTE
1a, 1d, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a, 4b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d
CASEL
1b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c
AASL
I.A.2, II.A.1, III.A.1, III.A.2, III.A.3, IV.A.1, IV.A.2, IV.A.3, V.A.1, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, I.B.1, I.B.3, II.B.1, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.1, IV.B.2, IV.B.4, I.C.1, I.C.4, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.2, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.D.1, II.D.2, III.D.1, VI.D.1