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E.S.C.A.P.E. Junk News

Posted By llad On July 6, 2017 @ 4:45 pm In | Comments Disabled

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Students learn a handy acronym to help them remember six key concepts for evaluating information (Evidence, Source, Context, Audience, Purpose, Execution), then test the concepts in teams. Select a real news story, a fake/questionable story, or both, for students to apply the concepts to in their group activity.

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tag: media literacy


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