FAKE NEWS & Digital Media Literacy Unit

This literacy unit is an introduction and exploration of ‘Fake News’ and other key digital media literacy themes and concepts. Students explore the world of online news and information by reading five newspapers, then reflecting and responding, and conducting their own projects and investigations.
This pack contains:

1. A kick-off Opinionaire (Google Drive link provided)
2. A list of keywords (Google Drive link provided)
3. Five, two-page newspapers:
   The Fake News Gazette - about fake news
   The Echo Chamber - about political bias
   The Keyboard Warrior - about netiquette
   The Data Miner - about personal data protection
   The Memory Hole - about freedom of expression
4. Five, one-page sets of questions (3 levels) for each newspaper (Google Drive link provided)
5. A set of student research resources for each paper/ theme (Google Drive link provided)
6. Teachers Guide & Answer Key