The Newseum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to journalism and the news. This was a live screen of all news stations broadcasting at the time I visited. Photo taken in 2010.
Hi everyone,
I know that students are starting to feel the time crunch with the historical investigation. I also want to make sure we continue learning about various aspects of hysteria to help, so we did some analysis on fake news, as well. Here's what happened in class today:
I know that students are starting to feel the time crunch with the historical investigation. I also want to make sure we continue learning about various aspects of hysteria to help, so we did some analysis on fake news, as well. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 4/18/19:
News Brief - Kiran
Fake News
Parts D and E
Historical Investigation Work Time
News Brief: Kiran had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: FoxNews.com - Florida boy gets trapped inside cooler, prompting voluntary recall. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Bob was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Bob was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Fake News: To begin this section, I showed this video, explaining how the spread of "fake news" helped influence the 2016 presidential election:
We then looked at three different articles to understand how fake news spreads so quickly. Here are the articles:
The assignment that goes along with these readings, which students will be using to help with the Socratic Seminar discussion on Monday is here:
The essential question that we will be exploring is: To what extent are individuals responsible for the creation and spread of fake news?
If you chose to prioritize the historical investigation during work time in class, please complete your Socratic Seminar preparation as homework.
Parts D and E: Next, we went through the last two sections of the historical investigation assignment that I have not explained in depth previously. Part D is all about your analysis of the evidence that you found to answer your research question (in Part B). Part E is your conclusion - your one paragraph summary of your answer to your research question.
Here's what a completed historical investigation sample looks like:
Please note: I used this example with permission and no part of the text of the paper is allowed to be copied by students.
As we discussed in class, Mrs. Ferris' example uses APA format for citing sources (which typically includes dates with in-text citations). Most of my students are familiar with MLA format (which typically includes page numbers, if known). Either form of citation works for me - as long as you are consistent throughout the paper.
Historical Investigation Work Time: This is the major assignment of the semester, which involves quite a lot of research time inside and outside of class. Here's the assignment overview:
Here's what we went over in class as an example from Mrs. Ferris:
Here's the calendar for the month and what we are doing - be aware that this is subject to change and revision!
The rest of the class was devoted to work time on the Historical Investigation. Next class will begin with the Socratic Seminar and then continue to be work time. Let's keep at it, everyone!
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