Elementary Library

Week 2 Why do so many content creators try to make us feel angry or scared?

Unit 4 5

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will be able to evaluate media for credibility.

I can be a digital detective by evaluating media for triggers.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Lens 1: Dusting for Fingerprints Infographic Likert Scale Handout

Evaluate - to study carefully and judge

Media Trigger Examples Finish the Comic Handout Pencils

Media - the ways we communicate with many people at once Triggers - media content that evokes strong emotional responses, often negative Digital Detective - someone who critically analyze information found online

Choose one: ●​ Clovis Keeps His Cool by Katelyn Aronson ●​ Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival ●​ Crankenstein by Samantha Berger

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Say: With a partner, you need to think of a definition and an example of the word “detective”. First think, then talk with your partner, then we will share out with the class. You have two minutes. Listen for the go word!

Facilitate student response.

Say: We are beginning a unit learning to be digital detectives. How does adding the word digital modify your definition? What do you think it means to be a digital detective?

Facilitate student response.

Say: Digital detectives know how to evaluate media to figure out if it is trustworthy. They use clues and critical thinking when they look at social media posts, news articles, websites, online photographs and more. Why is it important to evaluate media before you share it or use it?

Facilitate student response.

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