Finding Credible News
Grade
6Time
Learn reasons that people put false or misleading information on the internet.
Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from credible news.
Practice evaluating the credibility of information they find on the internet.
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Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4, L.6.6, RI.6.1, RI.6.10, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.8, SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.1b, SL.6.1c, SL.6.1d, SL.6.2, SL.6.3, SL.6.4, SL.6.6, W.6.10, W.6.4, W.6.8, W.6.9, L.6.2.B, L.6.3.A, L.6.3.B
ISTE
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d
CASEL
1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2f, 3a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f
AASL
I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.1, II.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.2, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, VI.A.2, VI.A.3, I.B.1, I.B.2, I.B.3, II.B.1, II.B.2, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.2, IV.B.3, IV.B.4, I.C.1, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.1, III.C.2, IV.C.1, V.C.1, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, I.D.4, II.D.1, II.D.2, II.D.3, III.D.1, III.D.2, V.D.1, V.D.2, VI.D.1, VI.D.2, VI.D.3, II.B.3
Current Events Connection!
Use this lesson to help students make sense of election-related news that they're bound to be watching and reading online, whether on social media or elsewhere. While they're not voters (yet!), this is a great opportunity to help them be critical consumers of news and media.
Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Tricky Wiki
10 mins.Analyze: News or Fake News?
25 mins.Wrap Up: Fighting Fake
10 mins.Additional Resources
Additional Resources
For related lessons, check out the Essential News & Media Literacy Skills for Students lesson collection.
