To pick out real news from fake, be skeptical

Read the summary below. Choose the answer that BEST fits into the blank to complete the summary.

There is a lot of fake news on the internet, which is a problem for readers who don't know the news is fake. It is important to check sources and figure out whether a news story is really true.

________________________________.

She told them to slow down, check the facts and "question everything."

• One teacher researches fake news by reading Facebook and Instagram posts.

• One teacher worked with her students to spot fake news and to think critically

• One teacher talks to students about fake news and how they can spread it quickly.

• One teacher uses Common Sense to learn about fake news and how to help kids.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

Finish the sentence.

The author MAINLY explains the importance of identifying fake news by ____________

• interviewing numerous experts on the subject of fake news on social media

• providing resources and strategies used in a classroom for finding fake news

• explaining where on the internet students can search for fake news

• describing specific examples of how to stop people from writing fake news

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

How do the first four paragraphs affect the overall structure of the article?

• It describes a specific problem to highlight a current wide-spread problem.

• It provides a counter-argument to challenge a commonly held belief.

• It gives a solution to an issue that has been affecting a community.

• It compares and contrasts the reactions of children and adults to an event.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the paragraph from the end of the article.

The site is full of information on this tree-climbing creature. It even has a few grainy photos. But like the creepy clowns, it's entirely made up.

Finish the sentence.

This paragraph _______________.

• describes how to find the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

• explains how the reader can identify fake information

• describes how easy it is to spot photos that are not real

• explains how fake news websites can appear real to the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10