BTCE Unit: The Daily Me
Activity 3 - How Fake News Does Real Harm
WHAT - Outcomes/Standards:
RH. 11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source:
provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
WHY - determine the difference between main idea and evidence.
HOW - by watching a video Busari, Stephanie. “How Fake News Does Real Harm." TED Talk, Feb. 2017,
https://www. ted. com/talks/stephanie busari how fake news does real harm.
and writing clear and concise paragraph that that answer the questions.
• Why do people tend to believe arguments that appeal to their biases, and what are the potential
consequences of this?
What is an individual's personal and/or civic responsibility regarding consuming/viewing/reading
information via social media?