Fake or fact? Learners must decide while looking at two published "news" stories. A reading about why fake news exists and a checklist on how to evaluate sources rounds out the activity. 

Concepts

media, media bias, media coverage, literacy skills

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use included activities to build skills around evaluating sources
• Adapt the resource to evaluate other sources of fake news

Classroom Considerations

• Some scenarios in the resource may need updating 

Pros

• Activity engages class members' critical thinking skills
• Resource is easily adaptable to examine current "fake news" stories circulating in the media

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.b SL.11-12.1.b RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4