UK Lesson Plan
This Just in! (UK)
How should we react to breaking news?
Age
13–14Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Define breaking news and understand why individuals and news outlets want to be first to report a story.
- Analyse breaking news alerts to identify clues of false or incomplete information.
- Reflect on the consequences of reacting right away to breaking news alerts.
Vocabulary
24/7 news cycle .
bias .
breaking news
24/7 news cycle – 24-hour, seven-day-a-week investigating and reporting of news via television, radio, print, online, and mobile app devices
bias – showing a strong opinion or preference for or against something or someone
breaking news – information being reported about an event that has just happened or is currently occurring
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Breaking News!
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