Teacher-only planning note
Kaiako can use this handout as a low-prep critical-literacy task before students work with current events, local social-media examples, or inquiry sources. The pedagogy is strongest when students are pushed to justify what still needs checking, not just label something as “fake”.
Students examine how a text’s context, purpose, and included or missing perspectives shape meaning.
How this handout aligns
The source-check sequence moves students toward analysing what a media text includes, what it leaves out, and how those choices affect credibility and meaning.
Useful when kaiako want media literacy to remain text-based, evidence-based, and clearly grounded in Te Mātaiaho literacy expectations.
Students work with texts that invite critical thinking, inference, and judgement rather than simple recall.
How this handout aligns
The headline task and reflection prompt ask students to infer credibility, notice emotional wording, and make evidence-based judgements about sharing claims.
A practical fit for Phase 3-4 literacy teaching where students must analyse more than surface features.
Students explore perspectives, use evidence to form conclusions, and share ideas in response to issues that affect communities.
How this handout aligns
The Aotearoa framing and class discussion sequence support socially responsible judgement about information, community impact, and respectful sharing.
The mātauranga Māori lens is visible in the emphasis on mana, relationships, and careful handling of information that could affect people and whānau.