Module 2_lesson 2_3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

    Lesson 1: 

                                                 Differences real and fake news

Today's lesson

 

Real News vs Fake News

Aims of the project

• Make you more aware of ideas behind real news and fake news

• To understand different types of Fake news and its impact

• To become aware of how to read the news and make sure you can get a realistic view on topics

Fake News Project

- Lesson series consisting of 4 lessons. 

- Aimed at increasing your "media literacy". 

- comparing real vs fake news. 

- Evaluation in test week.

Quiz

How well can you spot the difference between a fake and real headline?

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Where do you get most of your information on current affairs from?

The news on TV

Newspapers

News sites such as nu.nl.

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

TikTok

Other

What is your definition of "real news"?

What is your definition of "fake news"?

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Where would you look for
"real" news?

Where could you find
"fake" news?

Go online and find an example of
real news. Post the link here.

Go online and find an example of
fake news. Post the link here.

Homework

Pair up. 

Decide on a topic you'd like to know more about.

For next week, you will both find an article on this topic. 

If you can, make sure one is real and the other is fake news. 

    Lesson 3: 

                                    Composing news articles

Today's lesson

News lesson 3: 

Producing our own news items

Aims of the project

• Make you more aware of ideas behind real news and fake news

• To understand different types of Fake news and its impact

• To become aware of how to read the news and make sure you can get a realistic view on topics

Fake News Project

- Lesson series consisting of 4 lessons. 

- Aimed at increasing your "media literacy". 

- comparing real vs fake news. 

- no formal evaluation. 

Assignment 

(Homework of two weeks ago)

Find two articles on the same news item, one fake and one real.

Done? Let's play a quiz; or try today's wordle; find out how creative you are with letters; read some satire; some more satire; or challenge yourself with another language puzzle.

Fake vs Real articles

Swap articles with groups across the classroom. 

Read the articles you've received.

Decide which is real and which is fake. 

Also, write down why you think this. 

Question: What clues can you look for to decide whether an article is real or not?

What clues can you look for
to decide whether an article
is real or not?

"Final" assignment

In groups of 4, pick a news topic you'd like to write about.

Two people will write a "real" article. 

The others will write the "fake" article.

Also, mind the lay out!

Next week we will finish the articles, print them on A3 paper and tell each other about our choices.

    Lesson 4: 

                                    Composing news articles

Today's lesson

News lesson 4: 

producing, presenting and 

Aims of the project

• Make you more aware of ideas behind real news and fake news

• To understand different types of Fake news and its impact

• To become aware of how to read the news and make sure you can get a realistic view on topics

Fake News Project

- Last lessons, we looked at: 

- How fake news can emerge. 

- What the differences are between fake and real news. 

- How to recognise fake news. 

"Final" assignment

In groups of 4, pick a news topic you'd like to write about.

Two people will write a "real" article. 

The others will write the "fake" article. It doesn't have to be satire, it just needs some fake elements. 

Mind the lay out!

Done? send the articles to me and I will print them. 

While waiting for the printer