week 10

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Read Frankenstein (book or online)

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor 

goal: I know how to use the words from lists 39&40

recap words

Translate: fertility

1. kunstmest
2. vruchtbaarheid
3. vruchtbaar
4. onvruchtbaar

Translate: sanctuary

1. zeldzaam
2. milieu
3. vervuiling
4. reservaat

Translate: to allege

1. beschuldigen
2. beweren
3. vaststellen
4. onthullen

Translate: swift

Translate: to forge

lists 39 & 40

sollicitor vs barrister

what's the difference?

to find guilty vs to plead guilty

what's the difference?

life sentence vs death penalty

what's the difference?

conviction vs sentence

what's the difference?

Write a sentence with
judge - innocent

Write a sentence with
to witness - statement

Lesson goal:

Understanding fake news and recognising fake news

examples of
fake news?

What is fake news?

Fake news 

Fake news, also known as junk news, pseudo-news, alternative facts or hoax news, is a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoax spread via traditional news media (print and broadcast) or online social media.

https://www.ecosia.org/videos?q=example%20of%20fake%20news&p=2

Fake news 

 It often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.

It is sometimes generated and propagated by hostile foreign actors, particularly during elections.

Once common in print, the prevalence of fake news has increased with the rise of social media, especially the Facebook News Feed.

Fake news can also happen with real footage.

It all depends on how you frame them.

How do you recognize fake news?

How do you recognise fake news? (1)

1. Read Past The Headline

One way that fake news gets amplified is that busy readers may not look past the headline or opening paragraph before they decide to share an article. Fake news publishers sometimes exploit this tendency, writing the beginning of a story in a straightforward way before filling in the rest with obviously false information. 

In other cases, clicking through to the article will reveal that the story really has nothing to do with the headline at all or provides nothing to back it up.

How do you recognise fake news? (2)

2. Check What News Outlet Published It

Unfamiliar websites plastered with ads and all-caps headlines should draw immediate skepticism. Googling a site’s name and checking out other articles it posts should also help determine whether it’s trustworthy. 

Many fake news sites will outright say that they are satire or don’t contain factual information, but others are made to mimic major news outlets. Check the URL names of pages that look suspect, making sure that it’s not a hoax site that is pretending to be a trusted source. 

How do you recognise fake news? (3)

3. Check The Publish Date And Time

Another common element in fake news is that old articles or events can resurface and lead people to believe they just happened. Checking the publish time stamp is something readers can quickly do to prevent being misled.

Sometimes, however, finding out when an event happened can take a bit more work ― such as when the date of an article is current, but the events described within it are old. Click through links and read carefully to determine when the event described actually happened. 

How do you recognise fake news? (4)

4. Who Is The Author?

Looking at who wrote the article can reveal a lot of information about the news source. Searching through the author’s previous articles can show whether they are a legitimate journalist or have a history of hoaxes.

How do you recognise fake news? (5)

5. Search If Other News Outlets Are Reporting It

If a story looks suspicious or claims to reveal major news, search to see if other news outlets are also reporting the story. A single article from a suspicious source making a grand claim should be viewed with heavy skepticism. If no reliable news outlets are also reporting the story, then it’s very likely fake.

How do you recognise fake news? (6)

6. Think Before You Share

Fake news sites rely on readers to share and engage with their articles in order for them to spread. In extreme cases, these fake articles can balloon out of control and have unintended consequences for those involved in the stories.

After fake news stories claimed that Hillary Clinton was sexually abusing children at a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant, the business owner and his employees received death threats and vicious online harassment. The staff is still under attack even though these false claims have been debunked.  

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Now write your own fake news headline!

Work on your vlog

Deadline: 20 March

Any questions left about the assignment?

Get out your laptop

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

informal letter

Writing an informal letter/email may sound like a game without rules, but it’s not. When you write to a friend, a family member, a colleague or an acquaintance, it doesn’t mean there are no conventions or do’s and don’ts. The only thing is that there are fewer than in a formal letter/email. 

What to keep in mind during writing:

• language

• spelling

• punctuation

• grammar

SO writing

Donderdag 17 maart

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individual study

- work on P.O. News project

- work on Holmwoods

- do exercises linking words (ask me for the worksheet)

- read Frankenstein