Infer and predict

In a digital landscape where information moves at the speed of a swipe, students often find themselves at the mercy of algorithms and "information disorder". This Learning and Evaluation Situation (LES) empowers students to move from passive consumers to critical analysts of the online world. Students will confront the complexities of the modern web by analyzing potentially misleading online texts. The goal is to move beyond simple "true or false" labels and instead understand the mechanics of bias, source credibility, and misinformation. Throughout this sequence, learners will develop the tools to : -Question the source : Investigate the origins, intent, and authority behind digital content. -Deconstruct bias : Recognize how language, framing, and emotional triggers are used to influence a reader’s perspective. -Combat information disorder : Identify various forms of misleading content, from satire gone wrong to deliberate, "fake news." The unit culminates in an authentic production task. Students will be assigned an online text that could potentially mislead its audience. They will then design a teen-friendly fact sheet designed to encourage peers to pause, think critically, and "scroll smarter".

The book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" as well as its film adaptations will serve as a trigger for this LES. It aims to get students to reinvest the information acquired on different weather phenomena by producing a wacky weather report using the Tellegami, My Talking Avatar or Voki applications. During production, students may be invited to use other technological tools to create a timeline, learn about natural disasters, review specialized meteorology vocabulary and answer a quiz.

This challenge invites student to share their opinion about an English book they think others would like to read. They watch the video of the challenge and then complete the challenge.