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Media Literacy: Lateral Reading Answers

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Read this social media post.

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A
Look for a source on controlling dandelions without pesticides.
B
Look for a source on the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
C
Look for a source on the feeding habits of bees in the spring.
D
Look for a source on how pesticides are manufactured.
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Read the scenario and social media post.Damien is researching organic gardening, which avoids pesticides—chemicals used to kill harmful insects. While looking for sources, he runs across this social media post.

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undecided on the topic
B
fact-based and neutral
C
biased in favor of pesticides
D
biased in favor of honeybees
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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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A
He can read vertically for biased language and laterally to compare points of view.
B
He can read vertically to compare viewpoints and laterally to understand designs.
C
He can read vertically to compare graphics and laterally to determine domain endings.
D
He can read vertically to find outside sources and laterally to check for posting dates.
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Review the website.

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examine the language for bias
B
click on the “About Us” section
C
look at the graphics and design
D
look at what the domain ends in
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Sanjay is researching endangered animals. He has found several good sources authored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). He wants to know why the FWS is so interested in endangered species. Read what Sanjay discovers through lateral reading.

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The FWS is motivated by its duty under the law.
B
The FWS is motivated by a desire for profit.
C
The FWS is motivated by wanting to help farmers protect crops.
D
The FWS is motivated by a desire to promote development.
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Review the website.

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The author is an expert.
B
The site is well respected.
C
The information is accurate.
D
This is probably a for-profit site.
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What can lateral reading offer that vertical reading cannot?

A
Information about the language used in a source.
B
Information about the author or creator of a source.
C
Information about whether the content is accurate.
D
Information about the graphics and design of a source.
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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 includes statistics.
B
It is a government site.
C
It includes photographs.
D
It is related to the topic.
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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.

A
The magazine has the word “scientific” in its title.
B
The article agrees with Hector’s point of view.
C
The article backs up its claims with scientific evidence.
D
The magazine is available in both print and digital formats.
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Review the website.

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whether the article is accurate
B
whether the website is a .com site
C
whether the design is professional
D
whether the article’s author is listed

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