H4 NEWS PROJECT les 1 en 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Lesson goals:

• Getting an introduction to the News Project

The News Project

What is news literacy,
do you think?

The News Project

We have watched quite a lot of news items already. But there are many sides to news. 

In periode 3, we are going to learn:

-  HOW TO WATCH the news 

- HOW TO DECIDE if the news we watch is reliable and credible 

Why do you think it is important to know how to watch and assess (=beoordelen) the news?

What may happen if news is incorrect and people still believe it?

Do you agree with the quote "If you don't read the newspapers, you're uninformed. If you do read them, you're misinformed"? Explain your answer.

News Literacy is:

In this course news literacy is designed to help students develop critical thinking skills in order to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, television or the Internet. This is a particularly important skill in the Digital Age, as everyone struggles to deal with information overload and the difficulty in determining the authenticity of reports.

News item of the week:

1. What kind of news is it?
   
2. For what kind of people is this news?
   
3. It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..
   
4. I would rate this news with a : ………….
   
5. Three words from this item to remember are:
   

https:

What kind of news is it?

For what kind of people is this news?

It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..

I would rate this news with a : ………….
(1-10)

Three words from this item to remember are:

Extra question: where does the food come from?

POLL 1: Do you read/watch news?

Never

Sometimes

Regularly

Daily

POLL 2: Why do/don’t you watch news?

It's important

It's interesting

It doesn't interest me

I don't trust the media

Everything is fake news

POLL 3: What kind of news do you find interesting?

Headlines

Politics

Local/national news

Sports news

Entertainment news – movies, music, celebrities

Gossip

Background

Nothing

POLL 4: Where do you read/watch news?

Dutch TV

International TV

Newspaper

Magazine

Online

Nowhere

Assignment 1:

Team up with a classmate.

Together, find a news item and type the link in Teams chat. 

As a class, we will choose one and react to it

News item of the week:

1. What kind of news is it?
   
2. For what kind of people is this news?
   
3. It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..
   
4. I would rate this news with a : ………….
   
5. Three words from this item to remember are:
   

Assignment 2:

Question: What is news?

Keep working together as a team.

Define an answer.

Then type it into LessonUp.

What is news?

Follow Up 33:

Taking turns 

reading the sentences 

out loud.

Homework: 

Study Follow Up 33, 34

See you next time!