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© 2022 38, No. 44 PROVIDED BY NNA IN HONOR OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK! What is Media Literacy? that is a made-up story is important. Today, information comes from all directions. It shows up in print, online, on the radio, on billboards … all kinds of places! Media Literacy. Check out your media literacy skills with today’s Kid Scoop page! 189235 Scooppage! True news or not? Today, you get information from lots of Read each of the following statements by the characters in The Three Bears. Decide if the character is sharing a FACT or an OPINION. Have a family member check your work and discuss your answers. “ It ' saleprechaun tradition, whoever findsthegoldgetstokeepit,”said Shamus O' Clover, lawyer forthe Fairywood GlenLeprechaun League. 1. “This porridge is not too hot nor too cold,”said Goldilocks.“It’s just right!” TV, newspapers, magazines, radio, and more. Some of it is true, and some of it is not. When something isn’t real, we say it is“fake,”“false,”or “made up.” Clearly, our article a leprechaun’s gold is not true. It is made up and just for fun. But sometimes, it’s not so easy to tell the real (true) news and stories that are false. FAIRYWOOD GLEN – FridaFairy discovered whatisbelieved tobea localleprechaun ' sgoldhidden inside ofaloginFairywood Glen. “ Isawalittleglowcoming frominside thelog,”reported Frida.“ SoIwalked uptoinvestigate.” Fridasaidthatitappeared asquirrel hadchewed aholeinthebagofgold, causing several coinstofallout.She saiditwastheglowing coinsthat caught herattention. WhatwillFridadowithher new- found treasure? “ First,Iamgoing tohaveapartyforallmyfriends!” exclaimed Frida. “ I' dalsoliketotakeavacation to Candy Land,” Fridaadded. “ I' ve always wanted toseeRockCandy Mountain.” 2. “My chair is broken!”cried Baby Bear. 3. Mama Bear said,“It’s a lovely day for a walk in the forest.” True Clues 4. Papa Bear growled, “Someone has been sitting in my chair!” 1. 2. Look at the source. 3. Look at the byline. or if it is news? Here are three ways you can check to see if something you read is true or made up. Ask a librarian or another trusted adult to help you when you go online. Answer the following questions when you read or hear a news item. Notice where the news came from. In this case, it is from “Fairy Land News.”Is that a real news reporting source? The byline tells you the name of the person who supposedly wrote the article. Is Normen Gnome a real person? Sometimes an exaggerated story is meant to poke fun. This is called satire. 5. “I’m getting sleepy,”said Goldilocks after eating Baby Bear’s bowl of porridge. What other clues tell you this is not a real article? 17+4= 13+6= 21+3= 6. 17+4= 13+6= 21+3= “This chair is too soft,” said Goldilocks. Fairy Tale Facts Fairy Tale Facts My brick house is the only one still standing! K My little yellow straw house was the coolest house in Storybook Land! Houses made of sticks are my favorite because they’re easy to build! My brick house is the only one still standing! 7. KMy little yellow straw house was the coolest house in Storybook Land! Houses made of sticks are my favorite because they’re easy to build! i ee d Baby Bear shouted, “Someone has been sleeping in my bed. And they’re still here!” Ad Facts and Opinions ing nowing the difference between a FACT and an OPINION is another skill that helps you decide if a news article is true or made up. Two of the Three Little Pigs are sharing opinions, and one is making a statement of fact. Do the math to find out which pig is sharing a fact. Odd-numbered answers are opinion, and even-numbered answers are fact. Circle the opinions in red crayon. Circle the fact in green. ent Ad Facts and Opinions nowing the difference between a FACT and an OPINION is another skill that helps you decide if a news article is true or made up. Two of the Three Little Pigs are sharing opinions, and one is making a statement of fact. Do the math to find out which pig is sharing a fact Odd numbered answers The noun edia means print online or audio designed to communicate news or points of iew. 8. Find an advertisement you like in today ' s newspaper. Circle the facts in green. Cross out the opinions. What does the ad say if you read only the facts? rs wers “Going into unfamiliar places can be dangerous,” said Goldilocks. Find an advertisement you like in today ' s newspaper. Circle the facts in green. Cross ome e amples of edia are newspapers websites radio maga ines and podcasts. Standards Link: Language Arts: Distinguish between fact and opinion. Di Standards Link: Language Arts: Distinguish between fact and opinion. Try to use the word edia Prove it, Pinocchio! It was easy to tell when Pinocchio wasn’t telling the truth because his nose grew whenever he proof what is TRUE and what is FALSE. Look closely at this picture to see which of Pinocchio’s statements are TRUE and which are FALSE. Cross out the false statements. Circle the true ones. scales. own their carry all They ANSWER: “My water bottle leaked!” “I’m not wearing a hat right now!” “My backpack is wet!” ARTICLE ATTENTION BYLINE COINS FACT FALSE FUN GOLD LITERACY MEDIA NEWS OPINION PRINT REAL TRUE G E L I T E R A C Y M O A R T I C L E N M E L N R S N I O C E W D D O T G I J N G N P I N I T R U E R F I I A N N Z J W E E R L E Y T I F S A P M T Y M N C P I L R T X R B J U A O Y A W X E S L A F F Media Gets Attention Media is created to get people ' s attention. These people are the media ' s audience. Look through today ' s newspaper. What audience do you think the publisher of this paper is trying to reach? Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Analyze intention in written text. “My backpack has pockets.” “I’m not wearing a hat and bow tie.” “Now there’s a puddle on “I have over 300 big books in my backpack.” Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. © 2022 38, No. 44 PROVIDED BY NNA IN HONOR OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK! What is Media Literacy? that is a made-up story is important. Today, information comes from all directions. It shows up in print, online, on the radio, on billboards … all kinds of places! Media Literacy. Check out your media literacy skills with today’s Kid Scoop page! 189235 Scooppage! True news or not? Today, you get information from lots of Read each of the following statements by the characters in The Three Bears. Decide if the character is sharing a FACT or an OPINION. Have a family member check your work and discuss your answers. “ It ' saleprechaun tradition, whoever findsthegoldgetstokeepit,”said Shamus O' Clover, lawyer forthe Fairywood GlenLeprechaun League. 1. “This porridge is not too hot nor too cold,”said Goldilocks.“It’s just right!” TV, newspapers, magazines, radio, and more. Some of it is true, and some of it is not. When something isn’t real, we say it is“fake,”“false,”or “made up.” Clearly, our article a leprechaun’s gold is not true. It is made up and just for fun. But sometimes, it’s not so easy to tell the real (true) news and stories that are false. FAIRYWOOD GLEN – FridaFairy discovered whatisbelieved tobea localleprechaun ' sgoldhidden inside ofaloginFairywood Glen. “ Isawalittleglowcoming frominside thelog,”reported Frida.“ SoIwalked uptoinvestigate.” Fridasaidthatitappeared asquirrel hadchewed aholeinthebagofgold, causing several coinstofallout.She saiditwastheglowing coinsthat caught herattention. WhatwillFridadowithher new- found treasure? “ First,Iamgoing tohaveapartyforallmyfriends!” exclaimed Frida. “ I' dalsoliketotakeavacation to Candy Land,” Fridaadded. “ I' ve always wanted toseeRockCandy Mountain.” 2. “My chair is broken!”cried Baby Bear. 3. Mama Bear said,“It’s a lovely day for a walk in the forest.” True Clues 4. Papa Bear growled, “Someone has been sitting in my chair!” 1. 2. Look at the source. 3. Look at the byline. or if it is news? Here are three ways you can check to see if something you read is true or made up. Ask a librarian or another trusted adult to help you when you go online. Answer the following questions when you read or hear a news item. Notice where the news came from. In this case, it is from “Fairy Land News.”Is that a real news reporting source? The byline tells you the name of the person who supposedly wrote the article. Is Normen Gnome a real person? Sometimes an exaggerated story is meant to poke fun. This is called satire. 5. “I’m getting sleepy,”said Goldilocks after eating Baby Bear’s bowl of porridge. What other clues tell you this is not a real article? 17+4= 13+6= 21+3= 6. 17+4= 13+6= 21+3= “This chair is too soft,” said Goldilocks. Fairy Tale Facts Fairy Tale Facts My brick house is the only one still standing! K My little yellow straw house was the coolest house in Storybook Land! Houses made of sticks are my favorite because they’re easy to build! My brick house is the only one still standing! 7. KMy little yellow straw house was the coolest house in Storybook Land! Houses made of sticks are my favorite because they’re easy to build! i ee d Baby Bear shouted, “Someone has been sleeping in my bed. And they’re still here!” Ad Facts and Opinions ing nowing the difference between a FACT and an OPINION is another skill that helps you decide if a news article is true or made up. Two of the Three Little Pigs are sharing opinions, and one is making a statement of fact. Do the math to find out which pig is sharing a fact. Odd-numbered answers are opinion, and even-numbered answers are fact. Circle the opinions in red crayon. Circle the fact in green. ent Ad Facts and Opinions nowing the difference between a FACT and an OPINION is another skill that helps you decide if a news article is true or made up. Two of the Three Little Pigs are sharing opinions, and one is making a statement of fact. Do the math to find out which pig is sharing a fact Odd numbered answers The noun edia means print online or audio designed to communicate news or points of iew. 8. Find an advertisement you like in today ' s newspaper. Circle the facts in green. Cross out the opinions. What does the ad say if you read only the facts? rs wers “Going into unfamiliar places can be dangerous,” said Goldilocks. Find an advertisement you like in today ' s newspaper. Circle the facts in green. Cross ome e amples of edia are newspapers websites radio maga ines and podcasts. Standards Link: Language Arts: Distinguish between fact and opinion. Di Standards Link: Language Arts: Distinguish between fact and opinion. Try to use the word edia Prove it, Pinocchio! It was easy to tell when Pinocchio wasn’t telling the truth because his nose grew whenever he proof what is TRUE and what is FALSE. Look closely at this picture to see which of Pinocchio’s statements are TRUE and which are FALSE. Cross out the false statements. Circle the true ones. scales. own their carry all They ANSWER: “My water bottle leaked!” “I’m not wearing a hat right now!” “My backpack is wet!” ARTICLE ATTENTION BYLINE COINS FACT FALSE FUN GOLD LITERACY MEDIA NEWS OPINION PRINT REAL TRUE G E L I T E R A C Y M O A R T I C L E N M E L N R S N I O C E W D D O T G I J N G N P I N I T R U E R F I I A N N Z J W E E R L E Y T I F S A P M T Y M N C P I L R T X R B J U A O Y A W X E S L A F F Media Gets Attention Media is created to get people ' s attention. These people are the media ' s audience. Look through today ' s newspaper. What audience do you think the publisher of this paper is trying to reach? Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Analyze intention in written text. “My backpack has pockets.” “I’m not wearing a hat and bow tie.” “Now there’s a puddle on “I have over 300 big books in my backpack.” Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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