A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

Professional Education
ProfEd 121A
The Teacher and The Community

I. Objectives:
At the end of this Chapter, you should be able to:
A. Identify the difference between misinformation and disinformation
B. Appreciate the importance of knowing on how to identify fake news
C. Create slogan advocacy about fighting misinformation

II. Subject Matter:

Area/ Specialization: Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across The Curriculum
Topic: Media Literacy
Sub-topic: Issues about Media Literacy.
Materials: Laptop, Power point Presentation, Projector
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Attendance
 Review
 The instructor will ask the following question below to review the student about
their last topic:
a. What can you remember from the last topic?
b. What have you learned since our last meeting?

 Motivation

Identify the Fake news between 2 pictures

1.

2.

A. Presentation/Discussion

Fake news
Misinformation is false or misleading information that is communicated. Either intentionally or
unintentionally, leading is to distortion of facts or misunderstanding. It can be spread through
various means, such as word of mouth, social media, or traditional media channels

Effect of Misinformation
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, who is known for her study of false memories, says. The
misinformation effect refers to the impairment in memory foe the past that arises after exposure
to misleading information.

Misinformation effect theories

 Blending of memories
 Replacement of memories
  Retrieval of memories
Types of Fake news
 Clickbait
 Propaganda
 Satire or parody
Factors influencing the misinformation effect
 Discussing the event with often witness
 Reading or watching news report
 Repeated exposure to misinformation

How to reduce misinformation effect

Being aware that your memory can be influenced you is another helpful and important strategy.
While you might have a good memory. Understand that everyone is susceptible to the
misinformation effect.

Difference between disinformation and misinformation

Disinformation- fake or misleading stories created and shared deliberately, often by a writer who
might have a financial or political motive to do so.
Misinformation- this also means fake or misleading stories but in this case, the stories may not
have been deliberately created or shared with the intention to mislead.

How to identify fake news

 Check the source
 Check the author
 Check the other source
 Maintain a critical mindset
 Check the facts

C. Application:

E. Evaluation:

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the misinformation effect?

a) Enhanced memory recall
b) Impairment in memory due to exposure to misleading information
c) Improved cognitive abilities
2. Which psychologist is known for her study of false memories and the misinformation effect?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) B.F. Skinner
c) Elizabeth Loftus
3. What is a common means of spreading misinformation?
a) Carrier pigeons
b) Social media, traditional media, word of mouth
c) Smoke signals
4. Which of the following is NOT a type of fake news?
a) Clickbait
b) Propaganda
c) Encryption
5. What is a factor influencing the misinformation effect?
a) Isolation from information
b) Repeated exposure to misinformation
c) Perfect memory recall

FILL IN THE BLANK

6. The __________ effect refers to the impairment in memory for the past after exposure to
misleading information.
7. Being aware that your memory can be influenced is an important strategy to reduce the
__________ effect.
8. __________ stories are created and shared deliberately, often for financial or political motives.
9. To identify fake news, it's crucial to check the __________, author, and facts.
10. One way to reduce the misinformation effect is to avoid __________ exposure to misleading
information.

ENUMERATION
Enumerate the 5 way how to Identify Fake News

ESSAY
Explain the difference between misinformation and disinformation. Provide examples of each.

IV. Assignment/Agreement:

Find a news article in newspaper and create a reflection on bond paper

Prepared by:

JOSHUA FIGUERRES
ARIEL GONZALES
ARTHUR GANIRON
JOHN JACOB GUEVARRA
JHUN CRIS ESMEJARDA
FRANCIS DELA CRUZ

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