Save Our Sasquatch with the Big 7 Emotions
In this unit students learn about the Big 7 emotions and how the media uses emotions to influence them. They do a deep dive on each emotion and ultimately create a social media post focusing on a specific emotion as a final assessment that will demonstrate their ability to utilize the emotion and reflect on how they are emotionally influenced by their media.
Misinformation often spreads because it triggers strong emotional responses—fear, anger, excitement, or urgency. Save Our Sasquatch with Emotions is an interactive learning experience where players analyze digital content, identify emotional manipulation tactics, and develop strategies to think critically before sharing information.
In this game, Sasquatch is in trouble—caught in a web of misinformation! Players must work together to separate fact from fiction, recognize emotionally charged content, and use logical reasoning to guide Sasquatch to safety.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17cHnPG-t4vUbfFrgLJkVwkHBBrZ_LA-cuDc…
Education Standards
ISTE Standards for Digital Citizenship (ISTE 2a, 2b, 2d)
CASEL Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Core Competencies: Self-Awareness & Responsible Decision-Making
AASL (American Association of School Librarians) Standards for Inquiry-Based Learning
Citations
Lewandowsky, Stephan, et al. Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2012.
Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
The News Literacy Project. How Emotions Impact Our Perception of News. 2023.
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