Fake News

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Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Students read about the fake news epidemic, which has been in the spotlight since the 2016 US election. This lesson includes vocabulary review tasks and a review of English question types.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
media
government
propaganda
expressing opinions
critical thinking
question types
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

mislead
propaganda
catchy
stumble upon
profitable
manipulate
distinguish
circulate authentic
media literacy
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