Fake News: Media Literacy Writing Unit

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4th - 8th

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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Unit Plans, Assessment

Standards

CCSSW.4.4

CCSSW.5.2

CCSSW.5.2b

CCSSW.6.2a

CCSSCCRA.W.2

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72 pages

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My students loved working through these lessons and it helped the to identify and use strategies to help them determine if news is real or fake

— Krista W.

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My students loved quiz link that came with one of the lessons. The lesson break down made the unit so easy to teach and easy for students to follow.

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Description

This fun and engaging unit explores the current world of fake news. Through mini-lessons, students will learn strategies for identifying fake news and put them into practice through various activities. They will also apply their knowledge of non-fiction text features of an online news article to create their own fake news. This unit is sure to keep students hooked with the real-life connections and creative writing process. A differentiated version of the fake news article writing piece is included along with assessment checklists.

This package contains:

~ Detailed teacher notes (PDF)

~ Teacher instructional slides for teaching the lessons with embedded student activities and assessments (Google Slides)

~ Student Writing package for writing the “Fake News” story (Google Slides and PDF)

~ Student samples of fake news articles

~ An assessment checklists (Student and Teacher)

Assessment

This project can be assessed for:

~ Language (Reading, Writing and Media Literacy)

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CCSSW.4.4

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

CCSSW.5.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

CCSSW.5.2b

Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

CCSSW.6.2a

Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

CCSSCCRA.W.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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