Why Is Fake News So Effective?

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

Overview

This interactive lesson, based on the series Breaking Views, frames the controversial issues of fake news and trust in the media with the historical context of yellow journalism and sensationalist reporting. In addition to learning more about how fake news has evolved over the years, students will learn strategies for improving their media literacy and will be able to identify both credible and non-credible news sources. After they complete the lesson students will be better prepared to critically analyze media using the Five Key Questions of media literacy, which will become a point of enduring understanding that young people need in order to be better 21st-century digital citizens in an era saturated by information.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.20
Examine an artifact that demonstrates bias through distorting, exaggerating, or misrepresenting data and redesign it using factual, relevant, unbiased content to more accurately reflect the truth.

Vocabulary

bias

Knowledge

Students know:

that publications can display bias.
that information should always be checked with multiple sources.

Skills

Students are able to:

research information to either support what is being shared or to refute what is being shared.

Understanding

Students understand that:

bias exists in our society, therefore all information should be researched before assuming it is accurate.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

CUSTOM

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilcpbn18-ela-ilfakenews/why-is-fake-…

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/

Approved Date

2020-03-18

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