TEACHER: Maria Gutierrez DATE: 10/7//2018

OBJECTIVE: Journalism B.3F GRADE LEVEL: 10-12

Objective/Purpose:
Journalism B.3F The student is expected to: evaluate and confirm the validity of background information from a
variety of sources such as other qualified persons, books, and reports.

Kid Friendly Language:

We will learn to identify reliable and unreliable sources in media.

Materials/Resources/Equipment Needed:

-White boards around the classroom

-Real and Fake news articles

-Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yj1UMQEac only the first 5:30 min

-PowerPoint Presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gIYusx10dAMzNHTqMrFn-

ryntZ47O1BDT8KRN7LonEs/edit#slide=id.g44fc2d1f05_0_5

-Group activity materials that include Compare and Contrast sticky notes and worksheets for activities.

Worksheets or Handouts used:

-http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=28673967

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38005844

http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=28682483

Instructional delivery:

The instruction will include a variety of instructional methods, group centers and direct instruction.
(ENGAGE)/EXPLORE) 5 min

● Students will arrive to class and be seated in theree groups of three or four.

● There will be 4 examples shown in a PowerPoint presentation of headlines/articles/magazine

covers which show news (fake/accurate), using small cards placed in table students will raise

their checkmark card or their x card when they think its fake news or real news.

Model (EXPLAIN): 7min

● Students will watch first 5 minutes 30 seconds of video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yj1UMQEac which will introduce fake news.
● Teacher will explain the four different activities they will do in their groups. Written instructions will be
provided in the groups as well.

Independent Practice (ELABORATE): (List the assignment(s) that will be given to the students to ensure they
have mastered the skill without teacher guidance.) 25 min

Each group will be assigned an article (fake or real). They will be given 2 minutes to read and analyze the
article as a group. They will then proceed to activities on the group centers.

Articles:
http://archive.is/2wUs8 (Fake)
https://archive.is/VjTpa (Fake)
https://www.apnews.com/fbfb775237f04d5c8542fb71a58cee5f (Real)

There will be 4 different group activities on which students will acquire some skills to spot fake news.

Activity 1 (5 min)
Video and Fill in the blank- Students will watch video while completing fill in the blank worksheet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo&t=131s
Activity 2 (5 min)
Fake v. Real Activity:Students will use white boards around the classroom they will divide the whiteboard into
one side real one side fake. Using the sticky notes provided with different key words they will place each were
they think they belong.
Activity 3 (5 min)
Fact checking websites: Students will be introduced to websites they can use to check their news, sources and
information. After reviewing these websites they will take short quiz and share results with group members.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38005844
Activity 4 (5 min)
After completing the activities, each group will have to analyze their article again in order to demonstrate if it
was fake or real using the following checklist sheet.
http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=28673967

After completing each activity teacher will go through them with class.*

(EVALUATE): Through entire lesson

Closure: 8 min
● Group leader will discuss what they determined for their article.
● Short PowerPoint presentation to review what has been learned and why it is important.

Activity 1 Worksheet (5 minutes)

Instructions:

Watch the following video and fill in the blank to understand what makes up fake news.

Fake News

___________________ in today’s era has helped spread fake news faster than it was in the past.

A _______________that is legitimate and reliable in the past, is easier to trust.

A provocative _____________________needs to be read over again before sharing any news.

Fake news are often _________________, and in some occasions the authors and sources are not __________.

Some satire is designed to ________________ and generate money through _________________.

Take time to read through the story to check your _________________.

Consult the experts by using ________________________websites to help contribute if a story is fake or not.

Activity 1 Answer Key

 Fake News Video

Social Media in today’s era has helped spread fake news faster than it was in the past.

A source that is legitimate and reliable in the past, is easier to trust.

A provocative headline needs to be read over again before sharing any news.

Fake news are often satirical, and in some occasions the authors and sources are not real.

Some satire is designed to encourage clicks and generate money through ad revenue.

Take time to read through the story to check your bias.

Consult the experts by using fact-checker websites to help contribute if a story is fake or not.

Activity 2: Whiteboard sticky notes (5 minutes)

ODD DOMAIN NAMES LACK OF AUTHOR BAD WEB DESIGN SATIRE

 BIAS CONSPIRACY LACK OF SOURCES

PROVOCATIVE AD REVENUE ENCOURAGE CLICKS RUMOR/GOSSIP

HEADLINE

LACK OF ABOUT US LACK OF CONTACT ENDS IN .COM.CO ENDS IN “LO”

US

WELL-KNOWN BYLINE/AUTHOR INCLUDES ABOUT ME INCLUDES CONTACT

NEWS SOURCE US
 NOT BIAS INCLUDES DATES SOURCES THAT FOLLOWS AP STYLE
SUPPORT

USES ETHICS

ENDS IN .COM

Activity 4 Fact checking Sheet

Instructions for activities

Activity 1: (5 minutes)
Watch the following video on Fake News, while watching it complete the fill in the blank worksheet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo&t=131s
Activity 2: (5 minutes)
Fake v. Real: The white board is divided into real v fake. Using the sticky notes provided with different
keywords place each were you think they belong.

Activity 3: (5 minutes)

Fact checking websites: Review the fact check websites that can be used to check news, sources and
information. After reviewing these websites take the following short quiz and share results with your group
members.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38005844

Activity 4: (5 minutes)
Analyze your article again as a group in order to demonstrate if it was fake or real. Use the checklist sheet as
a guide.
http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=28673967
Fake Article #1
Fake Article #2
Article 3 Real