Fake news project

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goodmorning!

Have your notebook and pen ready

Learning goal + lesson plan

Goal:

At the end of class, you know what fake news is 

Lesson plan:

Introduction of project
Activity 1: listening
Activity 2: listening
Closure

Introduction

-What is 'fake news'?

-Is 'fake news' something new?

-What do you think about fake news?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4o0B6IDo50

Activity 1: listening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSKGa_7XJkg

Activity 2: listening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Y-z6HmRgI

Evaluation

-How did today go?

-Are you excited about the project?

Homework

For next week-> 26-09

Activity 2: listening

Link on magister

Goodmorning!

• Have your homework ready

• Have your notebook and pen ready

Learning goal + lesson plan

Goal:

At the end of this lesson you know how to tell fake and real news apart.

Lesson plan:

-Recap of last week

-Checking the homework

-Activity 3: reading

-Broadsheet vs. tabloid

-Project details + forming groups

-Evaluation

Recap fake news

What is fake news?

Why is it important to distinguish fake news from real news?

Any examples?

Checking the homework

Activity 2

Page 5 of the handout

Activity 3: reading

-Read the text on page 7, "class activity 3".

-Make a checklist 

-In pairs

Activity 3: reading part 2

-Fact check the article using your checklist.

-On your own.

Broadsheet

Tabloid

Broadsheet vs. tabloid

Broadsheet:

Broadsheet newspapers are more serious, with longer articles and commentary that explore issues in greater depth.

(The Times, The Guardian)

Tabloid:

Tabloid papers are smaller, with shorter articles, gossip and entertainment columns, and often sensationalist reporting.

(The sun, The Daily Mirror)

Project details

• End product: front page newspaper
• Tabloid or Broadsheet
• Each pupil writes two articles (can be real or fake)
• Include interesting headlines
• Include images, make it look like a real front page
• Description of how the source is real news (seperate sheet)
• Deadline: Tuesday the 10th of October 2023
  

Forming groups

6 groups of 3

2 groups of 2

1 person from a group comes to me and gives me the names for their group

Evaluation

-How did today go?

-Did you like today's lesson?

-Are you excited about the project?

Goodmorning!

-Have your handout ready

-Have your front page ready

Learning goal + lesson plan

Goal:
At the end of this lesson you have finished your articles.
Lesson plan:

-Short recap

-Working on your front page

-Evaluation

Short recap

Project details

• End product: front page newspaper
• Tabloid or Broadsheet
• Each pupil writes two articles (can be real or fake)
• Include interesting headlines
• Include images, make it look like a real front page
• Description of how the source is real news (seperate sheet)
• Deadline: Tuesday the 10th of October 2023
  

Evaluation

-How did today go?

-Have you enjoyed the project so far?

-Is your front page almost finished?

Have a good day!

Goodmorning!

-Have your finished front page ready

Learning goal + lesson plan

Goal:
At the end of this lesson you have all viewed eachothers work and participated in the assignment

Lesson plan:

-Looking at each other's work + little assignment

-Quiz

-Evaluation

-Homework

Assignment

-Each front page has a post-it note

-Write down which article you would be most interested in based on the headline

-Make sure you get to everyones front page

-When you're done, get back to your seat

Quiz

https://www.theguardian.com/newswise/2021/feb/04/fake-or-real-headlines-quiz-newswise-2021

https://www.theguardian.com/newswise/2020/mar/20/the-newswise-fake-or-real-headlines-quiz

Homework

Evaluation

-How did today go?

-Have you enjoyed the project?

-Did you like looking at eachother's work?