Week 2 Fake news - week 8

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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
Introduction: Learn about fake news.	I can fact check news articles.	I can fact check articles.	I can fact check articles and draw conclusions.	I can understand theories about 9/11.

Week 6	week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
Continue your research by reading articles about 9/11.	Watch videos about the sources and effects of fake news.	Task : Write a script for your vlog. Record your vlog.	Prepare for SA	Summative Assessment

Vocabulary, p. 74

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.

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Fill in the gaps

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Fill in the gaps

1. swear

2. casual

3. terrifying

4. grade

5. brainwash

6. remarkable

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My neighbours have a noisy dog which can be disruptive when I'm trying to work.

1. irritant
2. storend
3. gekmakend

The crime was so serious that the case was heard at the high court.

1. Hoge Raad
2. hooggerechtshof
3. hoge rechter

Lots of charities fundraise by organising events for good causes.

1. plezier maken
2. geld inzamelen
3. overleven

Can I chime in? I need to say something important.

1. ook iets zeggen
2. aan de bel trekken
3. voordringen

The students felt unsettled because all the lessons were online.

1. onzeker
2. geirriteerd
3. eenzaam

We were _____________________

(geschokt) at the size of the bill at the restaurant.

It was much more than we expected.

It's raining too hard, which means we need to _________________________ (uitstellen)

the picnic until next weekend.

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 about fact-checking a news article.

Today

You are going to make a vlog about a news article. 

Step 1  - Choosing your news article

Find a remarkable news article that people might find hard to believe.

It can be either real or fake. 

Here are some websites that you can use, but feel free to use a website of your own choice.

Weird fake news                                              Weird real news:                                                           

https://www.theonion.com                               https://www.huffpost.com/section/weird-news

https://www.thespoof.com                               https://www.upi.com/Odd_News

https://www.thebeaverton.com                        https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough

Step 1  - Choosing your news article

Write down the title of the article:

Step 2  - Filling in the fact-check sheet

Use the fact-check sheet to:

• Answer questions about your article.
  
• Find at least 3 other sources that mention your news article. Are they reliable sources? 
• Explain your answer. Draw your conclusion: is your news article real or fake?

Step 3  - Preparing your vlog 

You are going to make a vlog about your news article.

• Write a summary of your news article.
  
• Decide what you want to say in your vlog and write a script.
• Make prompt cards and practise.
  
• Before you make your vlog, use the checklist.

Step 3  - Checklist

Before you make your vlog, use the checklist.

You have written a summary of your news article.

You have written a script for a vlog that includes your news article.

In the script for your vlog, you:

• have answered the 5 questions included in the fact-check sheet.
  
• have talked about 3 websites that prove that your news article is real or fake.
  
• have explained why you believe these websites are reliable.
  
• have explained why you think your news article is real or fake.
  
• have used linking words, the past simple 

Step 3  - Grammar: Linking words

Connecting sentences and parts of sentences: linking words

• As a result, the schools should be closed right away.
  
• That’s why she thinks it is normal that people in America are able to buy weapons.
  
• However, I fact-checked the name of the school.
  
• So, the event wasn’t the tragedy the writer says it was.

Step 3  - Grammar: Past simple

Talking about the past: past simple

• I used the fact-check sheet and double-checked a few things.
  
• When I took a good look at the website, I saw that it is a satire site.

Step 4  - Go or no go ?

Ask your teacher if you can work on the final step of your task.

Step 5  - Making your vlog

Make a vlog about your news article.

When you've finished, upload your vlog on Toddle.

Deadline: Friday 27th June

Goals today

• I can find information in video and audio clips. (listening)
  
• I can find information in texts. (reading)
  
• I can give my opinion based on research. (writing / speaking)

Homework

• You have chosen a news article.
  
• You have written a summary of your news article.
  
• You have found proof that shows the news is real or fake.

Today

You are going to make a vlog about a news article. 

Reflection

Vocabulary, p. 74

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