Grade 6
Finding Credible News
How do we find credible information on the internet?
The web is full of questionable stuff, from rumors and inaccurate information to outright lies and so-called fake news. So how do we help students weed out the bad and find what's credible? Help students dig into why and how false information ends up online in the first place, and then practice evaluating the credibility of what they're finding online.
Learning Objectives:
Key Vocabulary:
bias
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corroboration
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credible
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evaluate
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Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4, L.6.6, RI.6.1, RI.6.10, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.8, SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.1b, SL.6.1c, SL.6.1d, SL.6.2, SL.6.3, SL.6.4, SL.6.6, W.6.10, W.6.4, W.6.8, W.6.9, L.6.2.B, L.6.3.A, L.6.3.B
CASEL
1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2f, 3a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f
AASL
I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.1, II.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.2, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, VI.A.2, VI.A.3, I.B.1, I.B.2, I.B.3, II.B.1, II.B.2, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.2, IV.B.3, IV.B.4, I.C.1, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.1, III.C.2, IV.C.1, V.C.1, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, I.D.4, II.D.1, II.D.2, II.D.3, III.D.1, III.D.2, V.D.1, V.D.2, VI.D.1, VI.D.2, VI.D.3, II.B.3
ISTE
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d
Lesson Plan
45 mins.
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Warm Up: Tricky Wiki
10 mins.Analyze: News or Fake News?
25 mins.Wrap Up: Fighting Fake
10 mins.Additional Resources
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Lesson last updated: September 2022
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