Welcome to Ms. Burdon’s English 8 class page, How to Choose Your News.
We will be looking at a variety of different videos and websites for this class. Please make sure to follow the instructions from Ms. Burdon and Ms. Montroy.
- Look at the two images below. In your opinion, are these accurate and credible? Why or why not?
The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
Fireworks over Europe
2. TedEd How to Choose Your News by Damon Brown
3. Padlet – Can you name some reliable sources for news? (ask Ms. Montroy or Ms. Burdon for the password)
4. Vancouver Sun article (to view this on the iPads, double click on the image)
5. Advice from the Librarians at The University of Toronto on How to Spot Fake News.
6. The Smallest of the Small
7. Worst Twerk Fail EVER!
8. Jimmy Kimmel video