RLA Lessons

Lesson Purpose

We think about the credibility, or trustworthiness, of products and media every day, whether we know it or not. We do this when we watch commercials on television, wondering if promises made by miracle products are "too good to be true". 

In the workplace, you will be asked to evaluate information in different ways.  If you are buying products for a company, will you buy from a company who has a pretty sales book, but the products look nothing like what you ordered?  If you are taking checks or money for a product you sell, will you accept money from someone who has a history of having bounced checks, or from someone you know will be reliable?  If you are asked to set up a training for employees, will you find a trainer who has had no previous experience, or someone who is trustworthy and has references to back them up?

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Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to evaluate information presented in diverse formats.

Student Target

I can evaluate information to tell if it is trustworthy.

CCR Standards

Reading

• Reading Anchor 6

  Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)

• Reading Anchor 7

  Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outline by Standard 10.)

Lead CCR Level Specific Standards

Reading Anchor 6: Level D

• RH.6-8.6

  Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

• RI.8.6

  Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

Reading Anchor 7: Level D

• RI.6.7

  Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards

KYAE Employability Standards

• E.6

  E.6 Identify and effectively use skills and materials needed for a particular task.

• E.7

  E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.

• E.8

  E.8 Interact with others in a professional manner.