ACEART
The evidence is...
taken directly from the source/text/image.
Fake news has both a _______________ and ___________________.
Hidden agenda, real life consequences.
The ability to analyze and evaluate different forms of media is know as:
What is media literacy?
We know that this article is fake news immediately by looking at the _____________ in the title.
What is the percentage/statistic?
Why is media literacy important?
Make an assertion.
Assertion:
Media literacy is important because it teaches people how to distinguish between real and fake information/news.
The context provides....
greater perspective that the source/image/text might not provide.
What is a hidden agenda?
A secret or ulterior motive (for spreading fake news).
The first thing you should look at to determine whether the news site you're using is reliable is the ___________.
What is a domain/URL?
Other than the title, we know that this is a fake news article immediately by looking at __________.
What is the source?
What does media literacy have to do with voting?
Media literacy prevents people from making voting decisions based on false information/fake news.
You begin an assertion sentence by...
Restating the question/prompt.
Ethos, logos/evidence.
You should double check ___________ to ensure that the person who said it actually said it and that it wasn't taken out of context.
What are quotes?
This article is an example of a __________ fake news article.
What is the satirical?
What is one reason a school may not have media literacy courses?
Because they don't have resources to keep up with technology.
Because they don't have funding.
You can start an analysis sentence by saying...
This shows that...
The evidence found in fake news stories is usually ___________ or ___________.
altered, false/invalid.
Sometimes images used in articles are taken out of context or are altered. You can check where these images come from by doing a ________________.
What is a reverse image search?
The appeal to ________ in this article when referencing lead researcher Michelle Sanger maybe trick people into believing it is real news.
What is ethos?
__________ can help enforce media literacy courses in schools.
What are laws?
What do all the letters in ACEART stand for in the correct order?
Assertion, Context, Evidence, Analysis, Repeat, Transition.
Give an example of large-scale fake news including its hidden agenda and consequences. This cannot be small-scale/personal or a rumor (use your own discretion).
Teacher will judge for correctness.
If you're reading an article online, its important to check for hidden agendas. You can you learn more about the news source, its reporters/writers, and its overall mission by checking it's ______________.
What is an "About Us" page?
This article may mislead readers into believing it is real news by its appeal to __________ and ___________.
What is ethos and logos?
What are two things--in addition to changes in the law--that may help enforce media literacy courses in schools?
1. training for teachers
2. changes throughout the education system