With mobile phone alerts, social media updates and 24/7 news cycles, it's hard to escape the daily flood of breaking news. But do young people really understand what they're seeing when stories first break? Help learners analyse breaking news with a critical eye for false or incomplete information and discuss the downsides of our "always-on" news media culture.
Key Vocabulary: 24/7 news cycle · bias · breaking news Show definitions
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Warm-Up: Who's First?
10 mins.Analyse: Breaking Down Breaking News
20 mins.Apply: Cancelled Concert
10 mins.Wrap-Up: Trusted Source
5 mins.Additional Resources
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