Årskurs: 7
Ämne: Engelska
Tema: Källkritik
Denna läxa syftar till att ge årskurs 7 elever träning i att identifiera och bedöma trovärdigheten i informationskällor på engelska. Genom övningar fokuserade på att hitta pålitliga källor och värdera nyhetsartiklar utvecklar eleverna sin källkritiska förmåga, något som är viktigt för att navigera säkert i dagens informationsflöde. Läxan stöder repetition och lärande av grundläggande källkritiska frågor på engelska som hjälper elever att tänka kritiskt och analysera innehåll.
Läxan kan anpassas för elever som behöver extra stöd genom exempel med enklare språk och tydliga frågor, medan mer avancerade elever kan uppmuntras att motivera sina bedömningar utförligt.
Ordkollen
- Source – the origin of information
- Credible – trustworthy and reliable
- Fact – something that is true and can be proven
- Opinion – a personal belief or judgement
- Bias – favoring one side unfairly
- Fake news – false or misleading information presented as news
- Evidence – proof that supports a claim
- Author – the person who created the text
- Publisher – the organization that publishes the information
- Accuracy – how correct or precise the information is
- Reliable – dependable and trustworthy
- Media – channels of communication like TV, newspapers, or internet
Instuderingsfrågor
- What is a credible source?
- Name three questions you can ask to check if a source is reliable.
- Why is it important to check who the author of a text is?
- What does bias mean?
- How can you tell if a news article might be fake news?
- What is the difference between fact and opinion?
- Why should you check the date of publication?
- How can the publisher affect the trustworthiness of information?
- What is evidence in the context of source evaluation?
- Give an example of a reliable source you know.
- What does it mean if a source is inaccurate?
- How does media type (TV, internet, newspaper) affect how information is presented?
Övning
Nedan listas uppgifter och fyra svarsalternativ. Du ska ringa in det alternativ som är korrekt. Observera att av de fyra alternativen är endast ett korrekt.
| Uppgift | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Which question helps you check a source’s credibility? | Who is the author? | What is the font? | How long is it? | What color is it? |
| 2. What does bias mean? | Being fair | Being unfairly one-sided | Being truthful | Being funny |
| 3. Which is a sign of fake news? | Plenty of evidence | Unclear author | Published yesterday | From a government website |
| 4. What should you check first when evaluating a website? | The author | The price | The pictures | The ads |
| 5. What is a fact? | A personal opinion | A guess | Something true and proven | A joke |
| 6. Why check the date of an article? | To see if it is recent | To find the author | To know the font | To see the pictures |
| 7. What is evidence? | Proof to support a claim | A story | A guess | A joke |
| 8. Which is a reliable source? | A random blog | A well-known newspaper | A social media post without sources | An unknown website |
| 9. What does the publisher do? | Writes the text | Publishes the content | Reads the text | Draws pictures |
| 10. Why is it important to recognize opinions? | Because they are always correct | Because they are facts | Because opinions are personal beliefs | Because opinions don’t exist |
| 11. Which is a primary source? | A history textbook | A diary from the time | A movie review | A biography |
| 12. Which question is part of källkritiska frågor? | Where is the source from? | What is the weather today? | What is your favorite color? | How tall is the author? |
Skrivuppgifter
Här presenteras tre olika skrivuppgifter som är utformade på tre olika svårighetsnivåer: enkel, medel och svår.
Skrivuppgift 1: What makes a source reliable?
Describe in simple words what a reliable source is. Include three questions you can ask to check if a source is trustworthy. Try to use some of the vocabulary words from the list.
Svarslängd: ca. 150 ord (en halv sida A4).
Skrivuppgift 2: Evaluate a news article
Choose a news article you find online or in a newspaper. Write a short evaluation of it, answering these questions: Who is the author? Is the source reliable? Is there bias? What makes you think so? Use examples from the article.
Svarslängd: ca. 300 ord (en halv sida till en sida A4).
Skrivuppgift 3: Discuss fake news and social media
Write an essay discussing how fake news spreads on social media, why it is dangerous, and how people can protect themselves using critical thinking. Use examples and explain the importance of asking the right questions about a source.
Svarslängd: ca. 500 ord (en sida A4).