Summary
Watt joins the school newspaper and writes a much more exciting version of what actually happened. The consequences teach him the difference between a fact and a good story. One of the most useful media-literacy shorts for this age.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three quick questions to run after the short.
- What did Watt change when he wrote his story?
- How is a fact different from something you imagined?
- How could a reporter check whether something is true?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fact, opinion, reporter.
Try it: Write one true sentence about our classroom and one made-up one, then trade with a partner.