This reading comprehension resource gives your high school students everything they need to learn about media bias, using advanced reading activities that build better reading abilities:
- Topic preview activity
- Reading prediction tasks
- Academic vocabulary questions
- Main idea and details questions
- Critical thinking questions on media bias
- Extension activity on Fake News
The reading lesson is perfect for high school ELL and ESL students or in any type of literacy center for upper high school. With the reading comprehension activities built into the design of the pre-planned lesson, your students will quickly build confidence in their media literacy language. Get ready for total engagement in reading lessons!
✅ Get Your Planning Time Back: No need to plan for a reading lesson using this package. When you purchase this Fake News Reading Comprehension Resource, you’ll get a complete lesson plan that scaffolds the learning into easy-to-understand parts. The topic is presented in a way that maximizes engagement AND builds reading skills.
✅ Reading Comprehension Strategies that Work: The secret to this reading passage is in how it is presented. Students unpackage the topic of Fake News in a way that reduces the stress of academic reading. The activities guide them towards better understanding of the topic, building their media literacy awareness, while training their reading skills organically.
✅ Build Media Literacy Awareness: What is fake news? This is the perfect reading passage to start with for building awareness of media bias and finding out what is meant by ‘fake news’. Whether your students know a little or a lot about bias in the media, this lesson will work with no previous knowledge of media literacy.
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This package includes a PDF file that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with a lesson plan and a high-resolution cover page so you can show it off.
You’ll get three ways to use this incredible reading resource:
- high-resolution pages
- gray-scaled pages for easy printing
- AND digital access for distance learning Google Slides®
This resource uses a non-fiction reading passage with activities to teach students about media bias and the topic of Fake News. If you’d like your students to get hands-on practice identifying different biases in the media, such as slant, spin, and mudslinging, checkout these Media Bias Fake News Articles!
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Terms of Use:
This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.
**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses.Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.
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