Lesson
Finding Credible News
How do we find credible information on the internet?
Grade
6Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Learn reasons that people put false or misleading information on the internet.
- Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from credible news.
- Practice evaluating the credibility of information they find on the internet.
Vocabulary
bias .
corroboration .
credible .
evaluate
bias – showing a strong opinion or preference for or against something or someone
corroboration – an additional source that confirms or supports a news story, article or piece of information
credible – able to be trusted or believed
evaluate – to carefully examine something to figure out its value
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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Current Events Connection!
Use this lesson to help students make sense of election-related news that they're bound to be watching and reading online, whether on social media or elsewhere. While they're not voters (yet!), this is a great opportunity to help them be critical consumers of news and media.
Additional Resources
For related lessons, check out the Essential News & Media Literacy Skills for Students lesson collection.
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News or Fake News?
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