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Teacher Student Resources

Have a look at the learning intention on the PP. State them at the beginning of the
lesson. When giving Smartboard
Learning intention: I can use critical thinking to identify and create a fake news instructions
article they will be Mini white
Success criteria: sitting at boards
their desks.
Watch a video – alien Markers
When the
Students will have a go at creating their own article. They will use a white board and activity
marker to assist them in this warm up activity. Jot down your ideas and then you will begins they
go to someone and have a go at telling your article. Remember you will need to will be
justify your point. walking
around the
Example: Every year around the world there are classroom.
an estimated 150 million jellyfish stings.

Evidence suggests dozens of people and

perhaps more than 100 or more die each year
from the many species of jellyfish that exist in
all ocean. Tuesday last week a young man was
stung by a jellyfish at Bondi beach. He was stung
so badly he had to be rushed to hospital.

Two koalas in South Australia's attack each other as one of them steals… a
eucalyptus leaf. Koalas might look cute and cuddly but they can be nasty creatures
when they are hungry.

Are these real or fake news. It’s still fake because the story that we created is made
up and not true. We took a piece of evidence such as a fact or statistic and twisted
the story to capture readers attention.
Developing
Teacher Student Resources
Online real or fake - http://education.abc.net.au/res/media-literacy/fake-
news/index.html Choose 5 Laptop
Go through one of the example on the board. students in
the class to
distribute
the laptops
 Closure
Teacher Student Resources
Reflection: What are some strategies you use as critical thinkers to recognise a fake
article? Sitting at English book
their desks
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