For Unit 2, we will be exploring the topic of “Fake News & the Unstable State of Journalism.” Below are two really important resources for you. One is a PowerPoint that will guide you through the introduction to this unit, and the other is a handout called “The Evolution of a Claim.” You will be submitting this handout after you watch the videos in this introduction, so it’s really important that you download it, and fill it out as you watch them. I recommend you open the PowerPoint in another tab and make sure you save the “Evolution of a Claim” handout to your computer or Google Drive so you don’t lose your work. Please note that if for some reason, the videos don’t play in the PowerPoint, I have embedded them below as well. There is also a PDF version of the PowerPoint available.Now that you have watched some videos in the introductory PowerPoint for this unit and filled out “The Evolution of a Claim” handout, please upload your handout to the submission area. This is a credit/no credit assignment, so as long as you filled out the boxes with your own ideas, you will get full credit. Please make sure you do not upload a blank document.
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The Evolution of a Claim
Write down everything you know about the topic of “fake news.”
Make a claim about fake news—one that could generate several pages of writing.
Now that you have viewed the Mary Poppins and Scary Mary trailers, revise your claim.
Explain your rationale for the revisions you made to the claim.
Take notes on the TED-Ed video “How False News Can Spread.”
Now that you have viewed the TED-Ed video “How False News Can Spread,” revise
your claim.
Explain your rationale for the revisions you made to the claim.
Take notes on the video “The Five Core Values of Journalism.”
Now that you have viewed the video “The Five Core Values of Journalism,” revise your
claim.
Explain your rationale for your new claim.
What is the most important thing you learned about the writing process based on
today’s activities?
Fake News & The
Unstable State of
Journalism
E NG L ISH 1 24
Part 1
I N TRO DUC ING T H E TO PI C A N D AC T I VATING SC H E M A:
WHAT IS “ FA K E NE WS” ? HO W D O E S I T S PR E A D ? WHAT CA N B E
D O NE A B O UT T HI S P R O B L E M?
What do we already know about the topic?
What do we already know about the topic?
• Using “The Evolution of
a Claim” packet, type
everything you know
about the topic of “fake
news” in the first text
box. Do not use the
Internet for help with
this.
What do we already know about the topic?
• Using “The Evolution of
a Claim” packet, type
everything you know
about the topic of “fake
news” in the first text
box. Do not use the
Internet for help with
this.
• In the second text box
of your packet, make a
claim about fake
news—one that could
generate several pages
of writing.
Original Mary Poppins Trailer
• This is the official Disney trailer for the film, which came out
in 1964.
Scary Mary Trailer
• Here, evidence (scenes from the film Mary Poppins) is
manipulated/taken out of context to create a false
impression of the film’s tone and content.
Based on your observations after watching these
two trailers, how can you revise your claim to
make it more general or specific? More nuanced?
Revise your claim in the third text box, and
explain your rationale for the change(s) in the
fourth text box.
TED Ed: How False News Can Spread
by NoahTavlin
• August 2015
• 3 minutes, 41 seconds
• Noah Tavlin (Narrator)
• Turn to page 2 of “The Evolution of a Claim” packet in order to take
notes before and after this video.
TED-Ed: How False News Can Spread
by Noah Tavlin
While you watch this clip, listen for the answers to the
following questions:
1. What are the three contributing factors for why fake
news spreads?
2. What are the three ways fake news spreads?
3. What are three potential solutions to the problem?
Contributing Factors for Why Fake News Spreads
Factor #2
• aggregation of
news stories
(Reuters/AP)
Factor #1
• speed with
which it spreads
through
technology
• desire for quick
answers
Factor #3
Ways Fake News Spreads
Way #2
• circular
reporting
Way #1
• satirical
news
• wikis (user
generated)
Way #3
Potential Solutions to the Problem
• avoid
sensationalist
news
Solution #1
Solution #2
• search for
criticism of
suspicious info
• trace original
source of a
report
Solution #3
Based on observations and discussions of the
TED-Ed video, how can you revise your claim to
make it more general or specific? More nuanced?
Revise your claim in the appropriate text box, and
explain your rationale for the change(s) in the
following text box.
Ethics 101: The Five Core Values of Journalism
by EJN (Ethical Journalism Network)
• 2 minutes, 54 seconds
• Aidan White—Director, Founder, and CEO of the EJN
•
Former journalist in the UK
• General Secretary of the International Federation of
Journalists from 1987-2011 based in Brussels.
• Founded EJN in 2012
• Turn to page 3 in “The Evolution of a Claim” packet.
• Pay close attention to and jot down the five core
values.
Ethics 101: The Five Core Values of Journalism
by EJN (Ethical Journalism Network)
Now that we’ve watched the video, what are the five
core values?
Ethics 101: The Five Core Values of Journalism
by EJN (Ethical Journalism Network)
Now that we’ve watched the video, what are the five
core values?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Truth and Accuracy
Independence
Fairness and Impartiality
Humanity
Accountability
Based on observations and discussions of this
video, how can you revise your claim to make it
more general or specific? More nuanced?
Revise your claim in the appropriate text box, and
explain your rationale for the change(s) in the
following text box.
Previewing What’s Next…
• You’re now going to read a few articles on this topic and watch one
more video for your weekly discussion.
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