Anglia Lesson 1 - Fake News

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Anglia lesson 1: Fake News

Today:

1. What is fake news?

2. Exercises 1 and 2 

3. Fake News Museum

What do you know about fake news?

I have come across fake news

Yes

No

What is fake news?

Fake news = false stories that appear to be news, usually spread on the internet or using other media

Why do people spread fake news?

Recognising fake news

Over to you

In your book, do exercise 1:

In groups of four, discuss if the following pictures are real or fake. You also need to explain why you think the picture is real or fake: use the SHARE checklist!

Fake! 

The picture is real, but it was not taken in Venice. 

Source (classicfm) is not reliable 

edition.cnn.com

Real! 

The Metro is a reliable news source in the UK.

Fake!

Source is unreliable, it's not the Nintendo website. 

Real pictures of the old Nintendo Switch used for a fake article.

Create your own fake news! (Exercise 2)

With your group, you are going to create your own fake news article. You have to do the following:

 

1. Look for a real article online. The article has to be in English. 

2. Change the article in a way that it becomes fake news, but it should still look very real. Try to be really convincing!

3. Finished? E-mail it to your teacher! My e-mail address is [e-mail]

Example ex. 2: 

original article

Original article: 

My fake article: 

Create your own fake news! (Exercise 2)

With your group, you are going to create your own fake news article. You have to do the following:

1. Look for a real article online. The article has to be in English. 

2. Change the article in a way that it becomes fake news, but it should still look very real. Try to be really convincing!

3. Finished? E-mail it to your teacher! My e-mail address is [e-mail]

Fake News Museum

We're going to create a museum with all the fake news articles that you made: 

• One group member is going to open your fake news article on their laptop. 
• Every group has 1 laptop on their table. 
• Everyone walks around and looks at the different fake news articles. 
• Fill in the feedback forms your teacher gave you!

Describe today's lesson in 1 word, quick fire round!

See you next week!