Cyclone PRIDE at Watertown High School Details for Staff- Integrity: Doing the right thing Today’s lesson is about doing the right thing in real life, like not spreading fake news. Fake news is a huge problem in our country today, and it is causing a lot of anger and animosity in America. We want students to recognize fake news and be able to do the right thing by stopping its spread. IMPORTANT: For the video, you will need to ‘login’ with the password “ Misercola” on Upfrontmagazine.com. Follow the link in the slides.

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Get involved: Ways to help Did you want to post it on social media so others would know? Want to call your family in the West? Did anyone check the news to verify the story? Fake News

What is Fake News? Why does it matter? Discuss: What is fake news? Discuss: Why is fake news so popular? Discuss: Why is it important to recognize and stop fake news?

How to spot Fake News https://upfront.scholastic.com/pages/archives/video-archive.html IMPORTANT: For the video, you will need to ‘login’ as a student with the password “Misercola” on Upfront.scholastic.com. Scroll to the video titled “Fake News”, click on it to play

Guide to Integrity Do the right thing: Check the news source Share true and positive information Pick and choose what you share Cite sources and references Be a fact checker for your friends