Media Literacy: Lateral Reading

Question 1

Rashad is researching the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy. He comes across this news account.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Find a statement by the Biden administration explaining their position.

Question 2

Read the scenario.Hector is researching the effects of pesticides on the decline of honeybee populations. He is focusing on the effects of neonicotinoids, a type of pesticide that many farmers use to protect their crops. He finds an article by Jim Daley titled "As Pesticide Turns Up in More Places, Safety Concerns Mount” in the April 30, 2019, issue of Scientific American. The article claims that neonicotinoids are 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT, a bug killer that the government banned long ago over safety concerns. Hector has seen this statistic before and thought it was too high to be real. But the Scientific American article backs up its claim with links to scientific studies.

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The article backs up its claims with scientific evidence.

Question 3

Review the scenario and social media posts.Mateo is researching the debate over voter ID cards. He finds these two social media posts with opposing points of view.

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He can read vertically for biased language and laterally to compare points of view.

Question 4

Read the passage.The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST).–"Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet,”Nasa.gov

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The passage is by NASA , an authority on the subject.

Question 5

Review the website.

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This is probably a for-profit site.

Question 6

Read this social media post.

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Look for a source on the feeding habits of bees in the spring.

Question 7

Review the website.

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whether the article is accurate

Question 8

Read the scenario.Hector is researching the decline of bee populations for a research report. He needs information on the causes of decline, such as the use of pesticides—chemicals designed to kill weeds and insects that attack plants. Hector finds this source. It is not one of his usual trusted sources.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

use an outside source to learn about the Bee Power organization

Question 9

Read the scenario and review the source.Zarah is researching the rusty patched bumble bee, the first bee to be placed on the endangered species list. She finds this source.

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It is a government site.

Question 10

What can lateral reading offer that vertical reading cannot?

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Information about whether the content is accurate.

Media Literacy: Lateral Reading Answers

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