H4 NEWS PROJECT les 1 en 2

Lesson goals:
  • Getting an introduction to the News Project
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This lesson contains 30 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 90 min

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Lesson goals:
  • Getting an introduction to the News Project

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The News Project

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What is news literacy,
do you think?

Slide 5 - Mind map

The News Project
We have watched quite a lot of news items already. But there are many sides to news. 

In periode 3, we are going to learn:
HOW TO WATCH the news 
- HOW TO DECIDE if the news we watch is reliable and credible 

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Why do you think it is important to know how to watch and assess (=beoordelen) the news?

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What may happen if news is incorrect and people still believe it?

Slide 8 - Open question

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Do you agree with the quote "If you don't read the newspapers, you're uninformed. If you do read them, you're misinformed"? Explain your answer.

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News Literacy is:
In this course news literacy is designed to help students develop critical thinking skills in order to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, television or the Internet. This is a particularly important skill in the Digital Age, as everyone struggles to deal with information overload and the difficulty in determining the authenticity of reports.

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News item of the week:
  1. What kind of news is it?
  2. For what kind of people is this news?
  3. It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..
  4. I would rate this news with a : ………….
  5. Three words from this item to remember are:

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Slide 13 - Link

What kind of news is it?

Slide 14 - Open question

For what kind of people is this news?

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It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..

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I would rate this news with a : ………….
(1-10)

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Three words from this item to remember are:

Slide 18 - Open question

Extra question: where does the food come from?

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POLL 1: Do you read/watch news?
Never
Sometimes
Regularly
Daily

Slide 20 - Poll

POLL 2: Why do/don’t you watch news?
It's important
It's interesting
It doesn't interest me
I don't trust the media
Everything is fake news

Slide 21 - Poll

POLL 3: What kind of news do you find interesting?
Headlines
Politics
Local/national news
Sports news
Entertainment news – movies, music, celebrities
Gossip
Background
Nothing

Slide 22 - Poll

POLL 4: Where do you read/watch news?
Dutch TV
International TV
Newspaper
Magazine
Online
Nowhere

Slide 23 - Poll

Assignment 1:
Team up with a classmate.
Together, find a news item and type the link in Teams chat. 
As a class, we will choose one and react to it
stopwatch
00:00000

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News item of the week:
  1. What kind of news is it?
  2. For what kind of people is this news?
  3. It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..
  4. I would rate this news with a : ………….
  5. Three words from this item to remember are:

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Assignment 2:
Question: What is news?
Keep working together as a team.
Define an answer.
Then type it into LessonUp.

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What is news?
stopwatch
00:00000

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Follow Up 33:
Taking turns 
reading the sentences 
out loud.

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Homework: 
Study Follow Up 33, 34

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See you next time!

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