Is it Real or Fake Common Sense Literacy

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Is Seeing
Believing?

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 3

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Learning Objectives

Recognize that photos and videos can be
altered digitally.

Identify different reasons why someone might alter
a photo or video.

Analyze altered photos and videos to try to
determine why.

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Vote:

Do you think the lemon in
this photo is real or fake?

OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

This is what happens when you put
food coloring in a lemon!

Poll

Do you think this lemon is real or fake?

• Fake

• Real

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To change the way something
looks, sometimes using a
computer or other digital tools

Alter

KEY VOCABULARY

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● Why do you think

this photo was altered
this way?

● What was the person

who altered it trying to
accomplish?

OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

This is what happens when you put
food coloring in a lemon!

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To cause someone to
believe something

Persuade

KEY VOCABULARY

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More obvious

Less obvious

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Directions

1. Review the image and, with your group, decide what

was altered in your photograph.

1. As a group, answer the questions on your handout.

1. Be prepared to share your group's ideas with the class.

ACTIVITY: GROUP WORK

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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

Multiple Select

How was this image altered? Choose all that apply

• The color was lightened

• Lipstick was added.

• The person is made to look younger

• A name was written

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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

Open Ended

What is unreal about this image?

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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

Multiple Choice

What makes you think this image is altered?

• It looks real

• the space ship

• The person walking

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Video: "How to Hitchhike"

Pair-share:

● How was this video altered?

● Why do you think Zach King

created this video?

WATCH + DISCUSS

How to Hitchhike Vine

Zach King HitchHikes in this vine.
Tweet at me: https://twitter.com/finalcutking
I'm on Facebook too - https://www.facebook.com/thefinalcutking
Instagram - http://instagram.com/finalcutking
My Website where you can email me- http://finalcutking.com

Open Ended

Why do you think the video was altered?

What could have been Zach Kings purpose for altering the video?

Word Cloud

What does Alter mean?

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What do you think about altering photos? Is it OK to do? Does it depend
on the type of alteration? How so?

Directions:

1. Take a moment to think silently about these questions.

2. Then, take turns sharing your response with your partner.

WRAP UP: FINAL THOUGHTS

Poll

Do you think it is okay to alter images?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes