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Relevant National Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Fake news: false news stories, often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared online for the purpose of generating ad revenue via web traffic or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc.
Suddenly, Many American Readers Have Decided Fake News Isn’t Fake Anymore
Suddenly, Many American Readers Have Decided Fake News Isn’t Fake Anymore
By PBS News Hour/Adapted by NewsELA Staff
By PBS News Hour/Adapted by NewsELA Staff
NewsELA, December 11, 2016
NewsELA, December 11, 2016
Did Fake News Affect the Election?
Did Fake News Affect the Election?
KQED Fake-news-lesson-plan.pdf
Students learn about fake news
Students learn about fake news
Fake news is making news, and it’s a problem.
Not only did a BuzzFeed data analysis find that viral stories falsely claiming that the Pope endorsed Donald Trump and that Hillary Clinton sold weapons to terrorists receive more Facebook attention than the most popular news stories from established news outlets, but a false story about child trafficking in a Washington, D.C. pizza restaurant inspired a North Carolina man to drive 5 hours with a shotgun and other weapons to investigate.
This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news.
Tracking Covid and VIRAL MISINFORMATION
Tracking Covid and VIRAL MISINFORMATION
If you looked at newspaper headlines and cable news chyrons this week, you probably saw story after story about surges in Covid-19 cases, new lockdown rules and progress toward a vaccine.
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