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This Is This Story Share-Worthy? lesson plan also includes:
- Is This Story Share-Worthy? (.html)
- Is This Story Share-Worthy? (.docx)
- Worksheet - Is This Story Share-Worthy? (.pdf)
- Worksheet - Is This Story Share-Worthy? (.docx)
- Teacher Resource - Examples for Evaluating Online News (.pdf)
- Teacher Resource - Examples for Evaluating Online News (.docx)
- Is This Story Share-Worthy? Activity Charts (.pdf)
- Poster - Is This Story Share-Worthy? (.pdf)
- Poster in Ukrainian (.pdf)
- Poster in Ukrainian (.pdf)
- Poster in Japanese (.pdf)
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Young journalists use a "Is This Story Share-Worthy?" flowchart graphic to decide whether a story is worth sharing online. Instructors provide groups with fake news, poor quality stories, opinion pieces, biased news, and high-quality stories. Using the infographic and a worksheet, team members then determine whether their story is worth sharing.
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CCSS:
Designed
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Enlarge, color print, and display the "Is This Story Share-Worthy?" infographic
- Have pupils apply the steps to an online story then receive on their devices and share their findings with the class
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a free account to access the poster and the examples in the teacher resource
- Presumes class members have previously studied the First Amendment
Pros
- The activity encourages learners to think critically about what they read in online news
Cons
- None