News Literacy

A comparison of liberal and conservative news sources as they appear in Facebook feeds.

From Indiana University East.

A wealth of lesson plans, activities, and assessments from the Stanford History Education Group.

(Digital Resource Center, Stony Brook University): Materials from a News Literacy course. Individual lessons can stand alone or be used together.

From Indiana University East.

Resources on the First Amendment from the Newseum in Washington D.C.

News Literacy lesson plans for Social Studies, English, Math, and Science with Common Core Standards from the American Society of News Editors, the Journalism Education Association, the American Bar Association, and more.

PBS NewsHour provides a "How to teach your students about fake news" lesson.

Lesson plans and activities for K-16 from Ithaca College with Common Core Standards.

Complete the Quiz: Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source. See the resource below Is it legit? from News Literacy Project.

(The Learning Network, NY Times): Activities and resources for teaching media literacy.

"How-to" guides on identifying and challenging misleading or unfair news coverage

From Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy

The acronym serves as another method to evaluate sources.

From the News Literacy Project & see the quiz in the above section for activities

This nonprofit focuses on supporting teaching news literacy to middle school and high school students. Check out the blogs and other resources on the website for lesson plans.

General information from this well-respected source.

A wealth of information, lesson plans, and resources for students and teachers on journalism and news literacy.

A center that strives to teach critical thinking skills around news to students

From MediaSmarts, Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy

Article, with useful resources, from School Library Journal

Check out this online book for practical tips about fact-checking information on the web.