News Literacy Introduction & Current Events Lesson DIGITAL + PRINT

Help your students learn to think critically about the news and media they consume with this Current Events Worksheet and slides introducing News Literacy. This worksheet is designed to allow for student choice in article selection, then have students consider the reliability of their source and answer analysis questions to deepen comprehension and engage with real-world issues.

This worksheet can also be modified to focus in on a specific topic or skill. Some examples include:

• Find an article from the New York Times
• Find an article on Immigration
• Use a podcast
• Connect your article to one of our unit vocabulary terms

Included in this resource:

• Shareable Google Doc file of the Current Events Worksheet
• Editable Google Slides Presentation with an introduction to news literacy, instructions on completing the worksheet, and how to use Google News to find an article.
• Editable Microsoft Word file of the Current Events Worksheet
• Editable Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation with an introduction to news literacy, instructions on completing the worksheet, and how to use Google News to find an article.
• Ready to Print PDF of the Current Events Worksheet

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