Week 2 Fake news - week 5

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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.	I can fact check articles and draw conclusions.	I can understand theories about g/11.

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

Vocabulary, p. 61

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

Fill in the gaps

1

2

3

4

Fill in the gaps

1. Elevator

2. Secrecy

3. beam

4. relative

1

2

3

4

The police are looking at CCTV footage to identify the rioters.

1. beveiliging
2. camera
3. stuk film

The salesman tried to pitch us a villa in Spain, but we didn't buy it.

1. aanraden
2. laten zien
3. aansmeren

I think you will find that there is more to it than meets the eye.

1. er zitten meer kanten aan
2. er is meer te zien
3. er is meer aan de hand

The riot police used water cannons and fired a canister of CS gas to disperse the crowd.

1. wolk
2. spuit
3. bus

The aim of this documentary is to debunk the myth that smart phones are dangerous.

1. bevestigen
2. ontkrachten
3. onderzoeken

Etihad Airways is the national _____________________________
(luchtvaartmaatschappij) of the United Arab Emirates.

My friends ____________________
(beweren) to have seen ghosts in the castle,
but I don't believe them.

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.

Today

• Listen to a theory about 9/11.
  
• Research the disaster by listening to eyewitnesses and experts.
  
• Continue your research by reading four articles.
  
• Discuss what happened on 9/11.

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. (speaking)

Vocabulary, p. 61

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

What do you know about what happened on September 11, 2001?

Before you start your 9/11 research

Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet. (p.63)

Check your answers

Glenn is a political commentator and TV producer.

His advice is to get online and do your research.

He gives that advice because even professional journalists get their information wrong sometimes. So, you can't trust anything you see or hear.

What's the truth?

Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.

Check your answers

The video is about a conspiracy theory relating to 9/11.

They believe that the government is keeping secrets about 9/11.

They base their opinion on footage that shows explosions in the WTC below the spot where the planes hit the towers.

What do you believe?
Why?

Explosions

You're going to research what happened on 9/11.

Watch and listen to these people. Fill in the sticky notes on your .

1.

safety

fire

the explosions came from devices that were planted inside the building.

2.

janitor 

an explosion in the basement

generator

an explosion above him

gas canisters exploded in the kitchen

strict guidelines about what you can put in the kitchen.

3 and 4

janitor 

an explosion in the basement

generator

an explosion above him

gas canisters exploded in the kitchen

strict guidelines about what you can put in the kitchen.

journalist 

too many people would have been involved.

demolition

people don’t know what explosions sound like.

5 and 6

janitor 

an explosion in the basement

generator

an explosion above him

gas canisters exploded in the kitchen

strict guidelines about what you can put in the kitchen.

journalist 

too many people would have been involved.

demolition

people don’t know what explosions sound like.

journalist

 told him he could not write his stories about 9/11.

professor

softened by the heat.

collapse 

pushed all the other floors down.

Understanding articles about 9/11

Do exercises 1 & 2 on pp. 66-67.

Compare your answers

Compare your answers.

someone who thinks the government is not telling the truth about 9/11.

the Twin Towers collapsed from the top down. A controlled demolition starts at the bottom.

office equipment was blown out because the floor collapsed, not by explosions.

planting explosives all over the buildings would have been a lot of work, which someone would have noticed.

HOMEWORK

Next lesson:

• Read articles 2, 3 and 4.
• Complete the sticky notes on p.68, p.70, p. 71, 

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. (speaking)

Reflection