Purchase: Big Lies – Media Literacy Unit Study
February 3, 2026
In our increasingly online society, critical thinking and media literacy are among the most important skills we can impart to our children. I have chosen a handful of high-quality nonfiction and fiction titles to help you and your children better understand and navigate the news and social media.
Using this unit, your family will learn how to detect bias in new reports, share your opinions during friendly debates, and ask thoughtful questions just like the great philosophers once did.
As always, I’ve included a literature component to help contextualize these topics for you and your family. Follow Max in the Operation Kinderspion duology as he learns the truth about the Nazis and finds himself becoming a British spy during World War II. You’ll also read Feed, the award-winning YA dystopia that depicts a world where everyone has a chip in their brain that feeds them a constant stream of media.
This unit is scheduled to be completed in eight weeks; however, it is flexible enough to extend the timeline or condense it. If you want to spread it out over a longer period, simply do 2–3 lessons a week instead of daily. This unit is geared toward middle and high school students. I’d recommend it for ages 11+ due to the content and activities.
Purchase the Big Lies: Media Literacy Unit Study – $12.95
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Booklist:
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media – Mark Kurlanskey – Bookshop.org
Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive! – Ammi-Joan Paquette and Lauri Ann Thompson – Bookshop.org
Think for Yourself: The Ultimate Guide to Critical Thinking in an Age of Information Overload – by Andrea Debbink and Aaron Meshon – Bookshop.org
Max in the House of Spies – Adam Gidwitz – Bookshop.org
Max in the Land of Lies – Adam Gidwitz – Bookshop.org
Feed – M.T. Anderson – Bookshop.org
