Project Plans

Timeline, plan, and project resources below. Bon appétit.

Fake News and Satire

Goal: Write a compare and contrast essay on the concepts Fake News and Satire.

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Week 3

Satire – then and now

Read the Masterclass article on Satire + A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift + an article from The Union.

  • Write a comparative paragraph (type 1 model) on pre-internet satire vs post-internet satire.

  • Create a short satirical article or video

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Week 4

Fake news – motivations

Read CJR - The Real History of Fake News + additional sources by choice from the source-document.

  • Task: Write one thesis statement, three topic sentences, and one full compare-and-contrast paragraph (Type 1 or 2) explaining two different motivations behind fake news.

Week 5

Pause for contemplation and reading and listening tests

Week 8
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Fake news and Satire – Compare and Contrast

  • Make sure you get the essay structure and purpose; if not - ask.

  • Individual processing of sources to start building your essay.

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Week 7

Finalise your document with sources

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Week 6

Sports break

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Writing session 1 in exam.net

Week 9
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Week 10

Writing session 2 in exam.net

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