Showing results for

• Reading

  Never mind the hyperbolics. Please can I have some less?

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Analysis

  Learn more
• Reading

  Discursive practices of territorial stigmatization: how newspapers frame violence and crime in a Chicago community

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Analysis

  Learn more
• Video

  Fear mongering and misinformation in news coverage of crime rates

  Crime Statistics Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Verification Analysis

  Learn more
• Discussion Question

  What words come to mind when you think about hyperbole? Can you think of times when you have seen those words used in crime reporting?

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

   
• Discussion Question

  What impact do you think hyperbole has on readers/viewers of crime reporting?

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

   
• Discussion Question

  Hyperbole is a stylistic tool used by writers to convey certain moods, emotions, and sentiments to their readers. Why might that be an inappropriate tool for crime reporting?

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

   
• Discussion Question

  How could the repeated use of hyperbole to depict a particular group of people, place, or problem affect readers' understanding of it?

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

   
• Teaching Idea

  Avoiding hyperbole

  Crime Statistics Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

  Learn more
• Lesson Plan

  Avoiding hyperbole in crime reporting

  Crime Statistics Hyperbole Stylistic Choices

  Learn more
• Why journalists should use precise language to counter disinformation

  Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Analysis

  Learn more