Language Resident: Marie Segura

Class theme/topic discussed : News and fake news

Goal of the class: Discuss pieces of news, improvise

Structure of the class:

  1. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
  • How do you like to stay informed? Do you use newspapers, online newspapers, social media… ?
  • What was the most memorable piece of news you ever watched?
  • If you are someone who usually follows the news, has there been a time when you decided to stop? Why and for how long?
  • Do you read newspapers in other languages?
  • If the news reported your week, what would the headline be?
  1. FIND THE TITLE
  • Each student is sent a short article, without the title, and is given a few minutes to read it. Then, they are sent in breakout rooms in pairs/groups of 3 with students who don’t have the same article.
  • Each student has to explain the content of their article (without showing the text) and together they have to find the most original title
    • For the advanced class: find a second version for the internet, like a clickbait
  1. KAHOOT: FAKE NEWS?

Students have to guess whether the piece of news is real or fake.

  1. ROLE PLAY: WHAT HAPPENED?

Each group is assigned one of the “real” titles from the previous activity. Together, they must come up with a story to go with the title. They have to prepare a presentation in a news-report format: they have to be either a journalist or the protagonist of the story. Each group then acts in front of the rest of the class.

Resources used:

Kahoot

Newspapers articles (without titles):

Reflection: What worked/did not work? How can it be improved?