Evaluating Bias

This analytical reading worksheet is designed for students in Grades 8, 9, and 10 to strengthen critical thinking, media literacy, and source evaluation skills. Students compare two opposing passages on climate change-one written from a scientist’s perspective and the other from a business leader’s-analyzing tone, motivation, evidence, and bias to determine credibility and reliability while understanding how perspective shapes interpretation of facts.

Learning Goals

• Evaluating Author Bias & Reliability (Grades 8-10)
  Students identify how an author’s role, interests, and perspective influence presentation.
• Analyzing Contrasting Viewpoints
  Learners compare tone, evidence, and reasoning across two texts on the same topic.
• Fact vs. Opinion Awareness
  Students practice distinguishing objective information from subjective framing.
• Argumentation & Evidence Assessment
  The activity builds skills in judging credibility, relevance, and sufficiency of support.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with secondary ELA and media literacy standards.
• Real-World Issue Context
  Climate change provides a meaningful, relevant topic for critical analysis.
• Structured Comparison Prompts
  Guided questions support thoughtful evaluation and evidence-based conclusions.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for nonfiction units, media literacy lessons, debate prep, or assessment practice.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with evaluating bias, comparing viewpoints, and assessing credibility in informational texts. By analyzing how different perspectives frame climate change, learners strengthen critical reading, argumentative reasoning, and media awareness skills essential for informed citizenship. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports confident analysis of sources and thoughtful evaluation of evidence.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 9 Reading Comprehension collection.