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Assignment

Design a meme that teaches middle and upper school students at Country Day about confirmation bias. What is it? How can it affect our judgement and the way we live our lives?

Make sure to capture and keep your audience's attention using creative and strategic elements such as:

  • Clever or funny statements or dialog
  • Minimal copy; use as few words as possible
  • Interesting graphics and fonts that enhance your message

Your meme will be displayed for others to see, so make sure that:

  • Your message is clear and effective; it entertains people but it also teaches them about confirmation bias
  • Your product is original and creative
  • There are no spelling, grammar, capitalization, or usage mistakes
  • You've used pictures and images that you have permission to use

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Copyright Exceptions

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  • the purpose and character of the use
  • the nature of the copyrighted work
  • the amount and substantiality of the portion used
  • the effect of the use on the market for the original

There are four common ways that works arrive in the public domain:

  • the copyright has expired
  • the copyright owner failed to follow copyright renewal rules
  • the copyright owner deliberately places it in the public domain, known as “dedication,” or
  • copyright law does not protect this type of work.

Copyright has expired for all works published in the United States before 1923. In other words, if the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1923, you are free to use it in the U.S. without permission.

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