Week 2 Fake news - week 3

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Unit 3: Fake news

Related concepts: ....

Audience

Purpose

Key concept: ....

Communication

Culture

Statement of inquiry:

How does media influence what people believe to be true?

By looking at past news stories, big events, and fake news, we can learn to check facts and find out what is true.
 

ATL: ....

Media literacy skills, Critical-thinking skills

Learner Profile: ....

Knowledgeable,  Inquirers

Global context: ....

Globalization and sustainability

Key concepts: ....

Communication, Connections

Overview unit 3

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Introduction: Learn about fake news.	I can fact check news articles.	I can fact check articles.	FA: vocabulary & fact checking.

Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	week 12
.	Task :	Task :	Task :	Prepare for SA	Summative Assessment

Vocabulary, p. 49

Having a wide range of vocabulary is important 

because it helps you say what you mean clearly. 

It makes reading, writing, and speaking easier. 

When you know more words, you can understand 

texts and conversations better. 

It also helps you feel more confident when you 

talk to others and use the right words in 

different situations.

quizlet.com

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Fill in the gaps

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2

3

4

5

Fill in the gaps

1. distance

2. recover

3. entire

4. jet

5. combat

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2

3

4

5

Conservationists fear that many rare species will vanish over the next few hundred years.

1. een plaag worden
2. uitgeroeid worden
3. verdwijnen

Without much evidence, investigators could only hazard a guess as to the accident's cause.

1. getuigen ondervragen
2. in het duister tasten
3. een gokje wagen

An inverted plate should be placed on top of the bowl to keep the heat in.

1. verwarmd
2. omgekeerd
3. verzwaard

Always do a quick inquiry before you open a link.

1. navraag
2. zoekopdracht
3. test

The minister will brief the cabinet on the latest developments.

1. voorlichten
2. inlichten
3. een brief richten aan

Today

• Reading news article
• Class practice
• Reflect and goals check

Goals unit 3

• Find out about the alien media craze in the 1930s and 1940s.
  
• Research what happened on 9/11.
  
• Learn about fake news.
  
• Practise fact-checking news articles.
  
• Find a news article that could be real or fake.
  
• Make a vlog or podcast about fact-checking a news article.

Goals today

• I know what news sparked chaos in 1938.
  
• I can fact-check a few articles from the 1940s.

Last week

  

Do exercise 1 on pp. 52-55.

Correct your answers

9

9

9

the state of Washington

 Washington state

 Washington state

not mentioned

not mentioned

100 feet across

completely round, black thin line

saucer-shaped

saucer-shaped

1,700 miles 

per hour

1,200 miles 

per hour

1,200 miles 

per hour

Have you filled in the information correctly? Check your answers.

Correct your answers

Have you filled in the information correctly? Check your answers.

in a chain

in and out of formation

in and out of formation, almost as if fastened together

9,500 feet

10,000 feet

not mentioned

they might be guided missiles or something new

nothing, only blank stares

none of them had seen anything similar

they didn’t react

not mentioned

no explanation of the fast-flying objects; doubts if objects could fly that fast

Exercise 1b: A flying saucer?
What conclusions can you draw?

Check your answers

A flying saucer?

Do exercise 2 on p. 56. 

Check you answers

Have you filled in the information correctly? Check your answers.

Vocabulary, p. 49

Having a wide range of vocabulary is important 

because it helps you say what you mean clearly. 

It makes reading, writing, and speaking easier. 

When you know more words, you can understand 

texts and conversations better. 

It also helps you feel more confident when you 

talk to others and use the right words in 

different situations.

quizlet.com

Goals today

• I know what news sparked chaos in 1938.
  
• I can fact-check a few articles from the 1940s.

Reflection

Headline Edition, July 8, 1947

Listen and discuss what this news item is about.

Headline Edition, July 8, 1947

In this news bulletin, reporters announce that a flying saucer has been found. 

They also talk about what happened to the flying disk and how different Army departments are involved.

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

Do exercise 3 on pp. 57-60. 

What is the news?
Summerise in keywords.
Use ' interview' and 'newspaper' in your answer:

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

Who wrote the article?
Summerize in keywords.
Use ' interview' and 'newspaper' in your answer:

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

What is the source of the publication?
Summerise in keywords.
Use ' interview' and 'newspaper' in your answer:

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

When was the article published?
Summerise in keywords.
Use ' interview' and 'newspaper' in your answer:

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

Where did the author get the information from?
Summerise in keywords.
Use ' interview' and 'newspaper' in your answer:

Exercise 3a: What actually crashed at Roswell?

Exercise 3b: 

What actually crashed at Roswell?

What conclusions can you draw? Check your answers.

Check your answers

What actually crashed at Roswell?

Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.

 

Check your answers on the next slide.

Check your answers

Looking back

                                          Do you believe in flying saucers?

                                       What might have happened if people 

                                       had fact-checked the articles at the time?