Fake news vs reality Lesson poster

Objectives:
- Discover the real definition of fake news 19 hours
- Search around internet for information in English
- Analyze methods to read or watch news
- Give a deep opinion on a topic
- Study a shocking story

LESSON 1: The real definition of fake news

Part 1 1. Read the latest news articles written by the 30 minutes
Finish lesson Alphas and vote the best directly on the
before holidays board.
and guess the ALPHAS ARTICLES from BETA SLACK GROUP
2. Make those fill in the satisfaction survey for
new lesson those who haven’t done it yet.
LINK TO SURVEY
3. PowerPoint images to guess the subject of
the lesson before explaining the lesson and
tests.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Part 2 1. Picture of known people on the board, make 30 minutes

Ice - breaker 3 people guess the person. The winner
stays.
LIST OF KNOWN PEOPLE

Part 3 1. Methods to watch YouTube videos, with or 30 minutes

What is fake without subtitles, check our understanding
news? with the transcript.
2. Watch the video individually and answer the
questions before feedback altogether.
VIDEO avec sous titres et traduction
QUESTIONS
3. Have an extra document on the subject if
needed.
DOCUMENT
Part 4 1. Look up a certain amount of information 20 minutes
The history of about the history of fake news and compare
fake news our results.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
ANSWER SHEET

BREAK TIME

Part 5 1. Read an article on the history of fake news, 20 minutes

Facts to know in underline difficult words, and answer the
2021 questions. Get those who have finished first
to help the others. Create individual
vocabulary lists.
ARTICLE
QUESTIONS

Part 6 1. Debate on the dangers of fake news 30 minutes

The danger of methods and group discussion
fake news and BLOG DANGERS OF FAKE NEWS
group DISCUSSION POINTS
discussion/debate

Part 7 1. Spread some fake news throughout the 40 minutes

Let’s look at an school in pairs. Discuss how and what.
example EXERCISE
2. Read this article and decide if it is fake or
real. Give 5 reasons to confirm your choice.
Plan a second article for those who finish
first and before the others.
MAIN ARTICLE
SECOND ARTICLE

Part 8 1. Individually try these quizzes on spotting 10 minutes

Quiz headlines. Before feedback together.
Are you capable on spotting fake news?
INTERMEDIATE QUIZ
HARD QUIZ

LESSON 2: Search around the world wide web

Part 1 1. Headline quiz with true and false signs. 15 minutes
Icebreaker Validate with the most answers.
QUIZ
TRUE AND FALSE SIGNS

Part 2 1. Advantages of watching English news 20 minutes

Methods to watch 2. Find 3 news channels and write the
easily English news names on the board. If the name is
already written, then you must find
another.
3. Look at an example and show around the
site.
CNN LINK

Part 3 1. Advantages of reading English news 30 minutes

Methods to read 2. Find news articles at our level
English news www.newsinlevels.com
www.breakingnewsenglish.com
show examples
get everyone to read an article of their
choice
3. Other news articles
BBC

Part 4 1. Find 10 online news resources and make a 35 minutes

Where to find news common list on the board.
on the internet? WORD PAGE
TEACHERS LIST
2. Free reading or watching news time

BREAK TIME

Part 5 1. In pairs first group to find 5 English search 15 minutes

English search engines.
motors 2. Brainstorm the list on the board and debate
which one is the best.
LIST OF ENGLISH SEARCH ENGINES

Part 6 1. Find information about the end of the world 30 minutes

Looking for an that was planned in the years 2000.
example of FIND 3 ARTICLES OR REPORTAGES ABOUT IT
information ANSWER QUESTIONS
COMPARE OUR INFORMATION AND
SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Part 7 1. Explain the subject we are going to study: 30 minutes

Information quest “The circumstances of the death of princess
Diana”
2. Find 5 pieces of information about it.
3. Study and compare your results
4. Put together a story
5. Compare stories

LESSON 3: Find trustworthy information and spot fake

Part 1 1. 10 minutes to find a shocking headline 20 minutes
Icebreaker 2. Share with the rest of the class
3. Debate if it is real or not
4. Look up if in doubt

Part 2 1. Analyze a document on tips to spot fake 45 minutes

Tips to spot fake news.
news IMAGE
 2. For those who have some advance, look for
any solution we must make sure that the
information we have got is correct.
3. Explain what a TedTalk is
4. Video ted talk on the subject, watch
individually
VIDEO
TAKE NOTES ON WHAT IS THE METHOD
CRAAP
EXPLAIN THE METHOD CRAAP
CRAAP TUTORIEL
DOCUMENT METHOD CRAAP
5. LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE
NINTENDO EXAMPLE
6. If needed, an extra document on the subject
TIPS TO SPOT FAKE NEWS

Part 3 1. A university in New York studied fake news 30 minutes

Fake news corrector corrector
WEBSITE
2. Choose a website in pairs out of the list,
study it before explaining it to the rest of
the class.

Part 4 1. Is Wikipedia a reliable source of 20 minutes

Trustworthy information?
resources Class debate.
2. Read this article and decide
WIKIPEDIA
If time the two pages, some people can
have the 2 pages some only one.
3. For those who have advance ask them to
find trustworthy sources.
WEBSITE WITH RELIABLE SOURCES

BREAK TIME

Part 5 1. Look at what is comparatives and 45 minutes

Compare two superlatives.
different sources of LESSON
information, 2. Exercise on comparatives and superlatives
comparatives and INTERMEDIATE EXERCISE
superlatives & either ADVANCED EXERCISE
and neither EXTRA EXERCISE INTERMEDIATE
EXTRA EXERCISE ADVANCED
3. Either neither
EXERCISE
4. For those who have finished early ask them
to find an article they are certain is fake
news for the next exercise.

Part 8 1. Guess the fake news exercise 45 minutes

Comparing 2. Look at these two articles decide which one
information is fake and which one isn’t
3. Write a small paragraph to compare using
comparatives and superlatives, either and
neither and the method CRAAP
4. Feedback with the rest of before giving the
answer which one is correct
ARTICLES TO COMPARE

LESSON 4: Giving a deep opinion

Part 1 1. 20 questions. I ask the first question a 20 minutes
Icebreaker student answers and passes on the next
question until we get to the end of the
questions.
20 QUESTIONS

Part 2 1. Go through the shocking headline 20 minutes

Small opinions on presentation, helping students with
headlines difficulties discussing our opinion on each
 image
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION HEADLINES

Part 3 1. Study opinion expressions first 30 minutes

Opinion words OPINION EXPRESSIONS AND VOCABULARY
2. For higher levels: a website that explains
how to use a higher level of vocabulary
WEBSITE FOR HIGHER LEVELS

Part 4 1. Explain the activity 30 minutes

Opinion speaking 2. First set of opinion subjects
exercise 3. Change partner for the other sets
4. Go around discussing with groups
OPINION CARDS

BREAK TIME

Part 5 1. Study the article on doubts still left around 1h and 15

Group work the death of the princess. minutes
Study the story of ARTICLE
princess Diana’s 2. Set each group to study the subject and try
death and find their opinion on the subject using
and defending their ideas with trustworthy
sources.
3. Present their ideas to the rest of the class
using expressions, vocabulary and defending
their choices.

LESSON 5: Study a story and present our opinion on the subject

Part 1 1. True or false quiz on everything that has 30 minutes
Icebreaker and been learnt through the sequence.
explain the topic of TRUE OR FALSE SIGNS
the test QUIZ
2. Present the test and what is asked
ASSESSMENT TEST PRESENTATION

Part 2 TEST 1hour and

Studying a topic In pairs 30 minutes
Study information around the beginning of
the coronavirus.
 Create a PowerPoint presentation around
the information found giving your
opinion on the subject.
7 sources of information must be given and
visible throughout the presentation.
Videos are possible with the group’s opinion
on the subject.
TEST CRITERIAS
ASSESSMENT GRID

BREAK TIME

Part 3 1. Test our presentation with another team 30 minutes

and note our presentation.
SELF ASSESSMENT GRID
2. Take time with each group

Part 4 1. Each group presents their projects to the 1 hour and

rest of the class. 30 minutes
2. Fill in assessment grids

TEST: Present a deep opinion on a subject to the class.

WEEK 2
CREATING A REPORTAGE

LESSON 1: Preparing 5 news reports

Part 1 1. First pair to find 5 latest subjects spoken 30 minutes
Icebreaker and about in the news recently.
explain this new 2. Feedback to the rest of the class.
lesson 3. Introduce the new lesson and explain how
they will be tested.
LESSON POSTER
ASSESSMENT GRID
Part 2 1. Create 5 groups in the class (3 groups of 3 1 hour
Create groups and and 2 groups of 4)
study the 5 news 2. Brainstorm and research about 5 news
articles that will be topics.
presented. 3. Using 3 sources per subject find trustworthy
information about each topic.
4. Block the subjects chosen with a message
on slack.

BREAK TIME

Part 5 1. Watch video on making the intro of the 45 minutes

Imagine how to turn topic. To study alone using personal
news articles into methods to understand.
news reports VIDEO
2. Study some news reportages and take notes
on interesting points.
3. Read document and imagine how you can
play with interviewing people.
TIPS TO MAKE A GOOD NEWS REPORT

Part 6 Each group types up the script for the filmed 1 hour
Type the script and news report and imagines the scenario to
imagine the link the reports between them.
scenario I can help each group on helping with the
English correction.

WEEK 2
CREATING A FAKE REPORTAGE

LESSON 2: Becoming a news reporter

Part 1 Watch a creative news report 15 minutes
Icebreaker

Part 2 1 hour
Check scripts and
correct the written
English
Part 3 15 minutes
Put in place the
scenario

BREAK TIME

Part 5 Practice and once ready to film each 1 hour and

Practice and get group will have 30 minutes in a project 15 minutes
ready to film room to film.

Look at the final video.

Part 6
Film