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Lesson Plan: Fact-Checking Political Claims Using Washington Post Fact Checker and FactCheck.org
Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Understand the role and significance of fact-checking in
Lesson Plan: Media Portrayal and Satire in “Don’t Look Up”
Objective: Students will analyze the film Don’t Look Up as a satirical critique of political and media responses to crises,
Lesson Plan: 1984 by George Orwell
Introduction George Orwell’s 1984 explores themes of totalitarianism, surveillance, and truth manipulation. This lesson plan will help students critically analyze
Lesson Plan: Analyzing ‘Animal Farm’ in the Context of the Trump Administration
Objective: Students will critically examine George Orwell’s Animal Farm alongside the policies and actions of the Trump administration to understand
Lesson plan; Misinformation is everywhere this election. Can you tell what’s real?
Test your skills at spotting online falsehoods. This lessonplan is written by Cat Zakrzewski, Rachel Lerman and Shelly Tan at The Washington
Lesson plan; CNN student news of the day
I was just reminded of CNN Student News. It is a quick way to get up to speed on news,
Lesson plan; evaluating online information
Teaching how to fight fake news This is a topic I have covered several times, you might want to check
Eli Pariser Predicted the Future. Now He Can’t Escape It.
Six years after the Upworthy cofounder coined the term “filter bubble,” things are much worse. In the aftermath of the US
