Misinformation Literacy & News Verification Worksheets

This curriculum provides a complete and easy-to-use, 38-page Information Literacy and News Validation Curriculum written specifically for the students in Middle School. It includes both Theory Chapters with real-world Case Studies (ex. “The Giant Blue Scorpion”, “Riverton Water Crisis”) to support development of the proprietary C.L.E.A.R. Protocol (Cross-check, Locate, Evaluate, Analyze, Read beyond the Headline), 10 interactive Student Worksheets, Answer Keys with Answer Key Samples and all pedagogical tools needed to utilize each resource (i.e. Information Disorder Spectrum, Cognitive Bias Feedback Loop, Lateral Reading Protocol).

It is the best curriculum to teach how to identify Fake News,how to differentiate between Disinformation, Misinformation and Malinformation; how to identify ways to manipulate Emotionally; Visual Forensics; Statistical Literacy; building Echo Chambers; the creation of Synthetic media (Deepfakes); and Digital Citizenship. It contains Teacher Implementation Notes, Assessment Protocols and Printable Resources making it ideal for use with students in Grade levels 6-8 within Language Arts, Social Studies or Digital Citizenship classes, for use at home, or in After School Programs.

Why Do Parents & Schools Like It?

Develops 21st-century skills for protecting students from online scams, viral hoaxes, and manipulation through social media; however, these critical thinking skills are often missing from many of today's school curriculums.

Lowers teacher's prep time by providing worksheets/answer keys / visual aids / assessment tools to meet digital citizenship/media literacy standards already established.

Provides students with practical examples of how to understand and use abstract concepts (confirmation bias, lateral reading, false context) through relatable case studies & hands-on activities that middle schoolers often find enjoyable.

Encourages responsible use of the Internet by teaching students proper online behavior, developing civic responsibility, and facilitating better dialogue about the news as well as social media between parents and children.

Cost-effective, high-quality digital resource that can be used in a traditional classroom, cooperative homeschooling, or a remote-learning setting with one print that can be reused over and over again!

The target audience for this PDF will be students in the sixth through eighth-grade range (Grades 6-8 / Middle School). The introduction, case studies, and worksheets all have content that references "middle school peer groups," "Sixth through Eighth Grades," and age-appropriate examples (such as school rumors, playground fears, TikTok fears) throughout the PDFs. This PDF is not appropriate for elementary school students (too advanced) or for high school students (too basic).

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