Use this low-prep flip book activity to assess different media articles for indicators of bias.

This template can be used with any media article from the newspaper, magazine or online sources. Students read the article and use the template to look for elements of bias.

Three templates are provided for you to choose from:

1. For either a biased or unbiased text. Students determine whether or not a text is biased, providing examples and rewriting statements from the text from the opposite perspective.
2. For a biased text. Students find example statements, determine the biased viewpoint of the author and discuss how the text could be altered to give an unbiased perspective.
3. For a biased text. Students look for specific examples of bias signals in the text, including emotive descriptive language, stereotypes and personal opinions. This template is great when paired with our Bias Anchor Charts.

Templates with blank and lined writing space are provided.