About the media: In the world of fake news

  • How to Spot Fake News
  • Sarah Larsen
  • Austrálie
  • 2018
  • 13 min.
  • titulky
  • 11—21 let
Audio-visual lessons

Lesson objectives

  • To provide a basic overview of what fake news is, including its potential consequences  

  • To provide students with tools that will help them debunk fake news

  • To raise awareness of the importance of being vigilant when faced with news online 

Fake news is big news at the moment! Many experts are worried about the effect that fake stories are having on the media and democracy, but did you know that fake news isn't new? Go on a journey through time to discover that fake news has always been around, and what to watch out for now.

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Recommended age group

11—21 years

Thematic area

Výuka jazyků

Theme

Výuka angličtiny / English

Teaching materials

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How to spot fake news

Activity / / B1+ / 45 + 45 min

Studentes will

  • Give reasons for creating and spreading fake news
  • Describe the link between the Internet and fake news
  • Discuss how they might debunk fake news and their own experience

Questions and Answers

Informational texts

  • Fake news 
  • Disinformation
  • Principles of journalism ethics
  • Media and objectivity

How to reflect on emotions after the film screening

Informational texts

  • Why is it important to reflect on emotions?
  • Basic methods of reflection
  • From reflection to discussion

Teaching with documentaries: Methodological handbook

Handbook containing a collection of comprehensive activities designed for teaching with documentaries, along with the OWIS theoretical framework for English lessons.

English activities for teaching with documentaries

Informational texts

A set of activities generally applicable to working with film in English classes

Accompanying and recommended materials

5 key questions of media literacy - How to ask?

Analyze a media message using the 5 key questions.

Types of internet users

Read about different types of users of the internet.

Quizizz activity

Interactive activity on fake news

Duke Reporter's Lab: Fact Checking News and Global Fact Checking Sites

Displays interactive world map. The Reporters’ Lab explores new forms of journalism, including fact-checking, which is growing around the world, empowering democracies and holding government

Rumor vs Reality cards

Common disinformation topics and issues being researched and explained

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