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Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? Lesson PlanHoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Media Smarts
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Internet Access
Year
2016
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Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion?

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Divide your class into groups to study the validity of online sources. One group looks at the authority and accuracy of four listed websites, another group looks at advocacy and objectivity, and the third group looks at currency and coverage. Each group comes up with questions that can be discussed afterward as a class.

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Concepts

opinions, accuracy, advocacy, media analysis, online communication, internet safety

Additional Tags

validity of sources online, english language arts

Pros

  • Keeps pupils engaged with instructional variety including discussion, activity, group work, and researc

Cons

  • None

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