Media Literacy - Fake News and Media Bias - Digital Media Literacy Project
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Are your students gullible or easily swayed by dubious sources and fake news? Looking for a media literacy project? This fifteen-lesson media literacy unit is designed to train middle and high school students to evaluate source credibility and recognize questionable content on the Internet. It is provided in both Google Slides and PDF.
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CONTENTS:
◈Lesson 1: The Problem
Students will learn relevant terminology and apply it to an article about students’ inability to distinguish the real from the fake.
◈Lesson 2: Headlines and Sponsored Content
Students will learn to analyze the language of headlines and evaluate sites based on native ads and other sponsored content.
◈Lesson 3: Spin
Students will compare and contrast how different outlets present and interpret facts.
◈Lesson 4: Hoax Sites and Satire
Students will study the characteristics of sites designed specifically to create fake news for different purposes.
◈Lesson 5: Reliability and Bias
Students will learn to use the Media Bias Chart to evaluate reliability and bias. ◈Lesson 6: Loaded Language and Faulty Reasoning
Students will learn to look for emotional, charged language and logical fallacies.
◈Lesson 7: Disinformation vs. Misinformation
Students will learn the difference between disinformation and misinformation and the intent behind them.
◈Lesson 8: Artificial Intelligence
Students will learn tips and tricks for identifying artificially-produced images and text.
◈Lesson 9: Deep Fakes and Photoshop
Students will be exposed to deep fakes and Photoshop and the way they are used to deceive audiences.
◈Lesson 10: Bots and Trolls
Students will learn what bots and trolls are and how they work to spread false information and narratives.
◈Lesson 11: Social Media Algorithms
Students will watch and analyze the Netflix film The Social Dilemma.
◈Lesson 12: Fact Checking and Source Tracking
Students will learn to trace the original source of information and check the facts contained within it.
◈Lesson 13: Going Upstream & Lateral Reading
Students will learn to do “upstream” research to track the origin of a story and lateral research to discover information about a downstream publisher.
◈Lesson 14: Context
Students will learn to analyze the context of a fact to make decisions about veracity.
◈Lesson 15: Culminating Project
Students will complete one of three projects in order to demonstrate their learning or extend their knowledge. Each student may create an infographic, create and track a fake news story, or research the consequences of fake news.
WAYS TO USE THIS RESOURCE
◈Weave the lessons into a broader argumentation and persuasion unit.
◈Design a media literacy course with these topics as the framework.
◈Incorporate the unit into a journalism course.
◈Pull lessons for sub plans.
◈Use the Google Slides version for remote work.
◈Give a psychology or sociology course a contemporary spark.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Like many of us, I am just burned out and couldn't find the energy to tweak and/or modify my curriculum. This resource was fantastic and helped rejuvenate me and helped motivate my students. Well worth the money." David N.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This was amazingly helpful. I've been wanting to do a Fake News Unit for a long time, but I didn't know how to start it. This had so many great ideas. One of the best resources I've bought from TPT in a long time. Thanks!" J.J.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The students loved this. There was a nice mix of independent work and opportunity for discussion. The final assignment choices were especially engaging--they were very creative in creating their own fake news and infographics. I also think it touched on so many important concepts people today need to be learning! Thank you." G.I.
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