PROJECT FAKE NEWS
SESSION 1
WORDS OF THE DAY :
To no avail ( pour rien / san résultat) = achieving
nothing
(to) upend ( renverser / chambouler)
He upended my plans of peace
EXTRA WORDS
genuine // fake
afterwards = then
deal with = focus on = delve into = tackle ( traiter de)
ex: the text deals with a topical news
fool = con = dupe = bamboozle ( tromper)
punchy = striking
ex: you have to write a punchy headline
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STEP 1 REPORT ON THE NEWS
1. First to your colleagues
2. Then i will pick up someone
3. Can you ask questions to the speaker ?
THEN WRITE HERE THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING
https://mensuel.framapad.org/p/reporting-on-the-news-ak7r
STEP 2 WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF AN ARTICLE ?
https://learningapps.org/display?v=psntzg7p317
STEP 3 HOW TO WRITE A TITLE FOR A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ?
https://learningapps.org/display?v=phxhb6yj317
STEP 4 FAKE NEWS ?
WHAT IS FAKE AND WHAT IS TRUE ? while looking for a story you might fall victim
to a prank.SO WHAT ARE THE ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO SOMEONE NOT TO BE FOOLED BY
A FAKE STORY ?
ckeck the source
ascertain that other news sources are reporting on it
STEP 5 HERE IS MY ADVICE .MATCH THE ADVICE AND THE EXPLANATION
1. Check the source a.
Sometimes, if you just look closely at an image, you can see if it has been
changed. Or use a tool like Google Reverse Image search. It will show you if
the same image has been used in other contexts.
2. Watch out for fake photos
b. Look to see if the story you are reading is on other news
sites
3. Check the story is in other places
c. Look at the website where the story comes from. Does it
look real? Is the text well written? Are there a variety of other stories or is
it just one story?
OTHER CHECKS
STEP 7 TEST YOUR METAL
https://mediasmarts.ca/quiz/break-fake-news
HOMEWORK
1. Write an article of roughly 150 words on a topical subject
either local or international .THIS ARTICLE MUST BE FAKE OR GENUINE
2. Follow the method learnt today to write an article
3. Do not forget to include emotive vocabulary words
4. Type and Print the article to be marked and
displayed on a padlet for our spanish penfriends