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Civic Online Reasoning with Social Media

Civic Online Reasoning with Social Media

Assessment

Presentation

English

8th - 12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RI.11-12.10, RL.11-12.6, RI.11-12.7

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lynn Atherton

Used 2+ times

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10 Slides • 10 Questions

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Civic Online Reasoning with Social Media

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Poll

Where do you get your news and information?

TikTok

YouTube

Instagram

Twitter

None of These

3

Poll

Where do you get your news and information?

Snap Chat

Reddit

Facebook

Other

None of These

4

Poll

Where do you get your news and information?

Radio

T.V.

Newspaper (online or print)

None of These

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Open Ended

How do you know when the news/information you get is credible?

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Multiple Choice

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Is this information credible?


Go to: https://tinyurl.com/legend21

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Yes

2

No

3

I'm not sure

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Open Ended

What did you do to check the credibility of the meme?

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Who's behind the information

  • What's the name of the site or account? Do you know anything about it?

  • What can you learn about the person or organization behind it?

  • Evaluate the authority and perspective of the person/organization

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What's the evidence?

  • Is there any evidence for the claim?

  • Does the evidence support the claim?

  • Is the evidence presented accurately?

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What do other sources say?

  • Investigate the account behind the post with an internet search.

  • Are there linked references or citations for the claims? Check to see if those references are reliable sources and support the claim.

  • Use fact checking sites to investigate the claim itself.

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Is this information credible?

https://tinyurl.com/wolfmoon21

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Open Ended

Why is it important to find out who's behind the information?

Why is it important to check the evidence?

Why is it important to invenstigate what other have to say?

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Is this information credible?

https://tinyurl.com/catboxes21

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Open Ended

Who is behind this information?

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Open Ended

What's the evidence?

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Open Ended

What do other sources say?

Civic Online Reasoning with Social Media

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