This lesson is planned to meet experiences and outcomes for Key stage 2 literacy in the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence ( CfE) **LIT 2-02a LIT 2-05a ** The lesson covers, listening and speaking skills as well as note taking . The included graphic organizer helps pupils structure information to share with others in a meaningful format. Partner work gives ownership to pupils and my Primary 5 class found this activity very engaging. The whole class then shares each of the ideas and records it on the class PowerPoint KWL chart. **What’s Included : UK Version ** Teacher’s Guide Lesson plan 1 : Tragic Titanic : Crime Scene Investigation KWL chart. KWL chart graphic organiser, coloured and black and white 2X Do My Account! Pupil success checklist (differentiated) Class KWL chart Power point (editable)

Engage your students with this fake news lesson plan based around the Titanic. This is a jam-packed lesson to teach digital literacy whilst researching about the Titanic. The pack includes a news report, differentiated research sheets and supporting power point and LOTS more! It is suitable for US grades 3-5 or UK key stage 2 The hands on collaborative activities are sure to pique your **student’s **curiosity, with pass the parcel, a fake news report and graffiti board activities. The lesson is comprehensive and includes a detailed lesson plan, supporting Power Point slide show, student** clickable research worksheets and three differentiated worksheets with answer keys. Students can check they have met the success criteria by using the ‘Do my Account’ checklist. I have designed this pack to be creative and engaging whilst being aligned to US and UK standards and I have included both packs in this packet. Both US and UK packs are formatted to US letter and A4 respectively with English spellings accordingly.This fake news resource is suitable for US grades 3-5 or UK key stage 2. The lesson can be taught as a full lesson, or split up using the starter activity and the news report activity in the power point as one lesson. The research activity can then be used for a follow up lesson. **What’s Included ** • Teacher’s Guide • Detailed Lesson plan: Digital Literacy, True or Fake News? • Starter worksheet: Fake News! Pass the Parcel (black and white and colored) • Supporting Power Point: Watch Out! I Might be Fake News (10 slides) • Student support worksheet: Websites for Research (clickable) (Black and white and colored) • Three differentiated: True and False research worksheets. (Black and white and colored • Student instruction checklist: Do my Account! • Three answer keys for the True and False research worksheets I have made every effort to include website links where required, although this may be affected by your schools Internet security settings. If you have any questions please contact me at **fantasticmrsprimary@hotmail.com **and I will be happy to help. If you are looking for additional Titanic resources be sure to check out my store! Be sure to click the green star to subscribe to my store so that you can receive updates about any freebies or new resources. Bye for now 

This lesson is planned to meet Common Core State Standards **SL3.1C SL4.1C W3.1A W 3.1B SL 3.1D SL 4.1D W4.1D W4.1A ** If you are looking for a lesson plan that’s ready to go, then this **Print and Go lesson plan **to introduce the Titanic topic is perfect. Time saving for new as well as experienced teachers, this pack includes all the elements required to teach an engaging student led lesson. This pack includes a detailed lesson plan with a starter, main, plenary and a power point all ready for you to teach, saving time. The lesson covers, listening and speaking skills as well as note taking. The included graphic organizer helps students structure information to Share with others in a meaningful format. Partner work gives ownership to pupils and my Grade 4 class found this activity very engaging. The whole class then shares each of the ideas and records it on the class PowerPoint KWL chart. **What’s Included : US Version ** Teacher’s Guide Lesson plan 1: Tragic Titanic: Crime Scene Investigation KWL chart. KWL chart graphic organiser, coloured and black and white 2X Do My Account! Student success checklist (differentiated) Class KWL chart Power point (editable)