Handouts and Materials
Types of News Articles: From Journalism to Fabrication
Creating Rhetorical Outlines for News Articles
Rhetorical Terms for Interrogating News Articles
Online Resources
Baruch College: Fake News—from the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions
This new site provides a plethora of resources for identifying and preventing the spread of fake news.
Fact Checking, Verification, and Fake News from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
This site offers a wide variety of resources and links to materials to support teachers and journalists trying to address fabricated and highly biased news. Below, find some links to key resources, but the site as a whole deserves attention.
Fake News Cheat Sheet (Presentation Version for In-Class Lessons)
Checklists and Lesson Plans to Help Identify Fake News
- Fake News Sites
- Fake News Facts
- Pop Your Filter Bubble
- Tech Solutions to Fake News
- How Journalists Can Thwart Fake News
Articles
Inside Higher Ed: “The Ghost in the Machines of Loving Grace“
Points: “How do you deal with a problem like ‘fake news?’ “
NPREd: “5 Ways Teacher Are Fighting Fake News“
Stanford History Education Group Research Study “Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning” – Short Descriptive Article; Executive Summary of the Report
Example Assignments
Rhetorical Analysis Assignment Comparing Two News Sources on Same Subject
Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Rhetorical Media Analysis – Comparison of Four News Articles