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Here you will find activities you can use with your students to help cultivate their skills and proficiency in media literacy, critical thinking, and respectful conversation across difference. We have organized the activities to scaffold student skills, starting with teaching students how to examine their own bias, followed by applying their critical thinking skills, and finally practicing the skills they have learned.

ACTIVITIES TO EXAMINE BIAS

Read the News

See news from Left, Right and Center media sources at AllSides.com. Stories come from credible sources across the political spectrum and are curated daily.

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Dictionary

The AllSides Red Blue Dictionary reveals how people across the political spectrum define, think and feel differently about the same term or topic.

explore dictionary

Topic Pages

Find a list of all of AllSides’ featured topics. See news, background information, conversation guides and more to get a balanced perspective on the most important topics.

explore topic pages

Perspectives Blog

Perspectives from across the political spectrum provided by AllSides.com.

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Story of the Week

Right- and left-leaning news outlets often cover the same stories in drastically different ways. The AllSides Story of the Week provides a weekly media bias breakdown.

explore story of the week

ACTIVITIES TO APPLY CRITICAL THINKING

Rate Your Own Bias

Take our bias quiz to find out where you fall on the Left-Center-Right spectrum.

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Bias Survey Comparison

Compare your results to classmates and see where your leanings fit into the wider scope of national bias.

explore bias quiz

Balanced Search

Search for the latest news across the political spectrum on any topic or issue. AllSides Balanced Search reveals more diverse perspectives so you can decide for yourself.

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ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE SKILLS

Conversation Guides

Structured conversation guides to encourage deep listening, connection and understanding around differences.

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Conversation & Listening

Practice being open and curious about all perspectives, with a focus on learning from one another, rather than trying to debate the topic at hand.

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iCivics Games

Play games and learn civics at the same time. From iCivics.

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