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Why Is Fake News So Effective?

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Title:

 Why Is Fake News So Effective?

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilcpbn18-ela-ilfakenews/why-is-fake-news-so-effective/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

This interactive lesson, based on the series Breaking Views, frames the controversial issues of fake news and trust in the media with the historical context of yellow journalism and sensationalist reporting. In addition to learning more about how fake news has evolved over the years, students will learn strategies for improving their media literacy and will be able to identify both credible and non-credible news sources. After they complete the lesson students will be better prepared to critically analyze media using the Five Key Questions of media literacy, which will become a point of enduring understanding that young people need in order to be better 21st-century digital citizens in an era saturated by information.

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 8
20) Examine an artifact that demonstrates bias through distorting, exaggerating, or misrepresenting data and redesign it using factual, relevant, unbiased content to more accurately reflect the truth.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • select an artifact such as an article, pamphlet, website, video, etc.
    • , that demonstrates bias.
  • will redesign the selected artifact using verifiable facts to more accurately reflect the truth.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • bias
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • that publications can display bias.
  • that information should always be checked with multiple sources.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • research information to either support what is being shared or to refute what is being shared.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • bias exists in our society, therefore all information should be researched before assuming it is accurate.
Tags: bias, fake, internet, news, online
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Author: Stephanie Carver
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