News literacy : the keys to combating fake news
Michelle Luhtala (Author), Jacquelyn Whiting (Author)
At a time when misinformation in the media is abundant, this book explains the difficulty in nurturing students to become critical researchers and offers practical lessons that empower students to excavate information that will help them learn. At a time when misinformation in the media is abundant, this book explains the difficulty in nurturing students to become critical researchers and offers practical lessons that empower students to excavate information that will help them learn. Provides easily replicated and adaptable standards-based lessons Observes a classroom-tested research model applicable to grade levels 7-12 Constructs a usable framework for collaboration with colleagues Gives educators tools to advocate for the necessity of a vibrant, inquiry-based library media program
Print Book, English, 2018
Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, Calif., 2018
173 pages
9781440861529, 1440861528
1079885309
1—Introduction to News Literacy2—A Brief History of Disinformation3—What the Research Says about Students' Media Literacy4—Echo Chambers, Filter Bubbles, and Likes, Oh My!Do Your Students Know There Is a Problem?The Age of the Citizen Journalist5—The Stages of Research: A ModelWonderInvestigateSynthesizeExpressReview6—Lessons for Developing Information LiteracyDeveloping Research QuestionsLesson 1: Question StemsLesson 2: The QFTLesson 3: What Is My Bias?Lesson 4: Primary Source Close ReadingLesson 5: Text, Context, and Subtext in Primary SourcesLesson 6: Agree and Disagree with Primary Source AuthorsLesson 7: What Is This Source?Lesson 8: Source EvaluationLesson 9: Which Source Does the Job?Lesson 10: How Can Two Writers Reach Such Different Conclusions?Lesson 11: Editorials, Op-Eds, and Blogs, Oh My!Lesson 12: Reading for Editorial BiasLesson 13: Not All Editorials Are EssaysLesson 14: Opinion in Many FormsLesson 15: Parody and SatireLesson 16: Propaganda, Hoaxes, and Other Forms of ManipulationLesson 17: Analysis of Social Media as a Tool for PersuasionLesson 18: Fact-CheckersLesson 19: Anatomy of a Stump SpeechLesson 20: Unpacking a Visual Text—PaintingsLesson 21: Unpacking a Visual Text—PhotographsLesson 22: Building Capacities for Critical Thinking by Fostering EmpathyLesson 23: Branding and AdvertisingLesson 24: Expose the TrailLesson 25: Protection by the First AmendmentLesson 26: Media WatchOvercoming Student Resistance to Close Reading7—Citations Are a Tool for Source EvaluationAppendix 7A: Bibliography Feedback Comment BankAppendix 7B: MLA 8 Self-Guided Instruction—ChecksAppendix 7C: Bibliography QuizAppendix 7D: Bibliography Checkbric8—Big Takeaways9—A Longer Unit of StudyUnit 1: Should I Share This?Unit 2: How Can Something Be Both Biased and Meaningful?Unit 3: Why Can't I Separate the Medium from the Message?Unit 4: Problem-Based Learning: How Can I Use Digital Media for Good?10—RubricsWorks CitedIndex