- Utah Core Curriculum.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
Bias: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/decoding-media-bias-lesson-plan/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/lesson-plan-how-to-teach-your-students-about-fake-news/
Video about 8 minutes
study:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/lesson-plan-how-to-teach-your-students-about-fake-news/
Essential question
How do you know if a news source is reliable?
- https://www.snopes.com/nuclear-mutant-daisies/
- Share the following with your students: Prof. Wineburg says one mistake schools make is to block certain websites from students while they are at school. “In many schools there are internet filters that direct students to previously vetted sites and reliable sources of information. But what happens when they leave school and they take out their phone and they look at their Twitter feed? How do they become prepared to make the choices about what to believe, what to forward, what to post to their friends when they’ve given no practice in doing those kinds of things in school?” Do your students agree with Dr. Wineburg? Should schools block certain websites? Why or why not?
- Snopes:
- Nope Francis: Reports that His Holiness has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump originated with a fake news web site
- FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Email Leaks Found Dead: Reports that an FBI agent investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server killed himself after murdering his wife are just fake news.
- How might students be able to figure out that these are fake news stories? What points from News Literacy Project’s checklist apply to these pieces? What should you do if you still have questions about the legitimacy of a source?
https://www.factcheck.org/2016/10/did-the-pope-endorse-trump/
Teacher demos sharing --
Warm up questions (before watching the video)
Teacher demos sharing --
Warm up questions (before watching the video)
1. Where do you get your news?
2. If you say social media, can you name the specific news sources where the majority of information you read comes from?
3. Why is there growing concern surrounding fake news sites?
Critical thinking questions (after watching the video)
1. Do you agree with President Obama’s statement that it is problematic if people can’t distinguish between real news and propaganda? Explain.
2. How do you think fake news could influence individuals’ beliefs or even presidential elections?
3. Do you think tech giants like Google and Facebook deserve to be criticized over whether they used insufficient discretion in weeding out fake news?
4. What should these companies do about fake news sites?
Key terms
propaganda – ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, or a government
algorithm – a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or making a decision, especially by a computer
echo chamber – any forum for communication in which all members agree with everyone else
Graphic for Top 5 Fake Election Stories
Newsela
Fake News a very old story
https://newsela.com/read/essay-fake-news-history/id/25290
Be Your Own Fact Checker
https://newsela-media.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/fake-news-fact-checker-24357-article_only.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIOXSRXVQ3RGAX2FA&Expires=1519091201&Signature=53JV%2Bedew%2B6Ue3VWU9JHBw4Rilc%3D
Many Americans have decided fake news isn't fake anymore
https://newsela-media.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/fake-news-ramifications-24809-article_only.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIOXSRXVQ3RGAX2FA&Expires=1519090602&Signature=%2BOsECEgAzzlfgw9Y9qymgR6nUGg%3D
https://newsela.com/read/fake-news-fact-checker/id/24356
Proof that the world will end tomorrow! (Not really, but you clicked)
https://newsela.com/read/elem-spotting-fake-news/id/28726
To pick out real news from fake, be skeptical
Vocabulary:
fabricate: invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent.
neutral: not supporting either side of an argument, fight, war, etc. : not supporting one political view over another.
resurrecting: to cause (something that had ended or been forgotten or lost) to exist again, to be used again, etc.
blip: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
satire: [You will find the definition in the article.]
hoax: something intended to deceive or defraud
quarantine: isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests.
algorithms: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or making a decision, especially by a computer
echo chamber – any forum for communication in which all members agree with everyone else
rumors: statements that are spread without being shown to be true.
evidence: something which shows that something else exists or is true.
consumers: people who buy or use something.
demonstrable: clearly proven.
The more accuracy something has, the more exact or correct it is.
discernment: the ability to judge well.
bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Byline: a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.
hoax: something intended to deceive or defraud
quarantine: isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests.
algorithms: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or making a decision, especially by a computer
echo chamber – any forum for communication in which all members agree with everyone else
rumors: statements that are spread without being shown to be true.
evidence: something which shows that something else exists or is true.
consumers: people who buy or use something.
demonstrable: clearly proven.
The more accuracy something has, the more exact or correct it is.
discernment: the ability to judge well.
bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Byline: a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.
The Onion
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/02/07/the-best-education-articles-from-the-onion/
https://www.theonion.com/new-study-books-dont-take-you-anywhere-1819563809
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/02/07/the-best-education-articles-from-the-onion/
https://www.theonion.com/new-study-books-dont-take-you-anywhere-1819563809
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