Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Fake News in French

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This intermediate low to intermediate mid-French resource is perfect for reinforcing commands while also teaching students critical thinking skills. This poster illustrates the steps required for identifying fake news, a skill that is important in today's online world. Teachers can print this individually for their students or download a larger file to print in poster format. Classroom activity suggestions include: 1) highlighting the commands used in the poster. 2) Teachers can delete the images and print the images separately. Then, students can work together to match the command/instruction with the image that illustrates it. 3) Teachers can send students to an online target language site and have them follow these steps and record their findings. Then, students write an analysis of the site explaining why or why not it is fake news.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L3.2

    Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • the target language vocabulary for specific purposes including:
      • question words.
      • dates, times.
      • schedules.
      • travel (airport).
      • accepting/rejecting an invitaiton.
      • likes & dislikes.
      • compliments.
      • descriptive words.
      • messages for greeting cards.
      • services being offered on a variety of sitionations.
      • interests and daily routines.
      • sports.
      • jobs.
      • weather.
    • vocabulary related to travel, (customs forms, hotel registrations, information on ID.
    • and can use verbs in a variety of time frames.

    Skills

    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • understand and determine types of listening sources
    • understand location and time of an event.
    • understand announcements (arrival/departure info, due dates, time and date of messages).
    • understand questions and statements about daily routines, interests, scheudles)
    • understand what is asked for on a form or application.
    • understand basic information in a variety of contexts (weather forcasts, job postings, biographical data).
    Intermediate Mid Level
    Students are able to:
    • understand the main idea and details of advertisements and announcements and messages.
    • understand the main idea and details of literary and non-literary texts.
    • understand questions asked for surveys questionaires and forms across a variety of contexts.
    • understand basic information given in ads, labels, brochures, erc across a variety of contexts
    • understand the who, what, where, when, why & how of literary & non-literary texts.

    Understanding

    Intermediate-Low Level Students understand that:
    • effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
    • the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
    • other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L3.6

    Connect with other disciplines while using the target language in a variety of time frames.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • a variety of the target language specific vocabulary.
    • verb conjugations in a variety of time frames.
    • to incorporate background knowledge of target language countries, influential figures and topics from other disciplines studied in earlier levels.

    Skills

    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • interpret simple statistics on daily life activities of their peers in the target language culture, such as schooling, freetime activities, and social media usage.
    • identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
    • identify a few target language news sources and stores.
    • use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
    • use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.
    Intermediate Mid Level
    Students are able to:
    • identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
    • identify a few target language news sources and stores.
    • use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
    • use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.
    • use the target language to make comparisons of similarities and differences in countries where target language is spoken.
    • use the target language to converse and present on a variety of topics and other disciplines.
    • use the target language to invesitgate and describe information learned in the target language.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
    • world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
    • strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
    • a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L3.7

    Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • a variety of the target language specific vocabulary.
    • verb conjugations in a variety of time frames.
    • are familiar with current events and news across the world.
    • are familiar with the impact of marketing and how it reveals a target culture's perspectives.

    Skills

    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • describe photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
    • ask simple questions about photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
    • identify the main idea and topic of online articles, videos, advertisements, announcements, and social media posts.
    • recognize target language perspectives on basic cultural topics such as families, holidays, food.
    Intermediate Mid Level
    Students are able to:
    • use the target language to find and analyze information on the diverse perspectives of the target culture and make comparisons with the diverse perspectives of their own culture.
    • use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
    • use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
    • world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
    • strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
    • a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
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