U.1. To know or not to know?

 To know or not to know?

Word bank

broad-based news, mass media, newscaster, reporter, journalist, editor, reliable information, credible, mislead, fake news, propaganda, advertising, troll, rumours, I heard it through the grapevine, information (uncountable noun), to deliver the news, polished versions, real time coverage, refute false reports, discern (-ed), bias (-ed), teem (-ed), fact, opinion, anonimity, verify your news, "allow falsehoods to survive long after they are refuted", to curate your own experience, misinformation, disinformation, informative (adj.), double- sourcing your news

Warm-up

Where do you get your news from?

Do you watch TV news?

Are your news sources different to your parents'?

Why are news important?

What kind of news is missing from the news?

How do you curate your content?

Video 1

How to choose your news (2014) (4:48 min)

Project Real (pair and class activity)

1) What is fake news? Can you tell real news from fake?

        Resource

Ten Questions for Fake News Detection from The News Literacy Project's Checkology Virtual Classroom

2) Can you spot fake online profiles?

GAME: Spot the troll   from spotthetroll.org

Reading 1 and activity

- Fake news activity from onestopenglish

Video 2

Why do our brains love fake news? (2017)

(5:20 min)

Discussion:

What are the dangers of spreading fake news?

Video 3

Consequences of Fake news spreading.

Fake News: Fact and fiction (2020) (minutes 3:15-10:57)

TRUMP, 2024 presidential debate

What do you think happened?

Consequences of Trump's claim

Reading 2 and activities

1) Understanding propaganda

2) Propaganda techniques (1) and Propaganda techniques (2) exercise    

3) 50 powerful examples of visual propaganda

Reading 3. Media and fake news 

Complete: Media and fake news guided notes for students.

Further reading: Fake News: How a Partying Macedonian Teen Earns Thousands Publishing Lies NBC news

ESSAY WRITING

Writing about historical events. Examples:

1) Describe an important event in your country

Essay writing prompt: 

Some people say that they can remember exactly what they were doing, who they were with, and where they were when they saw a historical event being broadcasted on television. Do you have any such moment? Describe the event, where you saw it, what you were doing, who you were with, and what feelings come to you when you remember that moment. (200 words)

More?

1) Have a go at FAKE IT TO MAKE IT. Game to create your own fake news site!

2) Reading, writing, and speaking activity

- Current event article close reading

3) Difference between propaganda and advertising