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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.		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.

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Fill in the gaps

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2

3

4

5

Fill in the gaps

1. speculate

2. claim

3. considerable

4. subsequently

5. editor

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2

3

4

5

Terrorists tried to plant a bomb, but it exploded too early and things went terribly wrong.

1. een bom op scherp zetten
2. een bom plaatsen
3. een bom ontwikkelen

3,000 people in Derby protested against the demolition of their homes.

1. renovatie
2. verkoop
3. sloop

Residents and volunteers helped to clear up the debris on the streets after the riots.

1. hekken
2. glasscherven
3. brokstukken

It isn't always true that old people are bad at using technology. That's a common misconception.

1. miscommunicatie
2. misvatting
3. misleiding

The numbers just don't stack up so we must have missed something.

1. kloppen
2. optellen
3. volledig zijn

My friend is the ___________________ (redacteur) of the school newspaper and

decides what articles will be included.

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

• Continue your research by reading four articles.
  
• Discuss what happened on 9/11.

Goals today

• I can find information in texts. (reading)
• I can give my opinion based on research. (speaking)

Understanding articles about 9/11

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.

Understanding articles about 9/11

Understanding articles about 9/11

 with the Islamic world.

they needed a reason to start a war 

the US government did not need to kill 3,000 of their own citizens to start a war.

Understanding articles about 9/11

Understanding articles about 9/11

the planes hit the towers at the top floors.

went down the elevator shaft

the planes hit the towers at the top floors.

broke

he elevators to crash down and set fire to the lower floors.

Understanding articles about 9/11

the fires weren't hot enough to melt steel.

other objects burning,

bend steel

couldn't support the buildings any longer.

Discuss your findings:

Do you think the Twin Towers were destroyed by government-controlled
explosions?

Yes

No

Do you think the Twin Towers were destroyed by government-controlled explosions?

Convincing sources:

Discuss your findings:

Do you think the fires were hot enough to bring down the towers?

Yes

No

Do you think the fires were hot enough to bring down the towers?

Convincing sources:

Discuss your findings:

Do you think the American government is keeping secrets about 9/11?

Yes

No

Do you think the American government is keeping secrets about 9/11?

Convincing sources:

What is your opinion on truthers and what they believe?

Explain your answer.

Looking back

• What did a lot of eyewitnesses say they saw or heard on 9/11?
  
• How reliable are their statements?

Goals today

• 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.

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Reflection