VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

essay – a long piece of writing that you do in school

misinformation – False or misleading information that is shared without the intent to mislead or deceive people

fact-check – check the facts to see if it’s true/false

source – where the information is from

ex. primary/secondary sources

ex. The kid reporter visited several sources to fact-check the rumour.

protestor – a person who is unhappy about something and is complaining in public

ex. Protestors gathered at the park to protest about the low pay.

viral – to become famous, popular or trending

ex. a viral video

ex. Influencers hope that their content goes viral so that they can become famous.

Grammar

spread a rumour

I can’t/don’t trust it 100%

The source comes from another people.

The source comes from other people.

Andrew thinks the was real and then he spread to others and some people become protestor.

Andrew took his parent’s joke seriously and then he spread the rumour to others. After that, some people became protestors.

They think it make them shock so they think they need to tell others.

They were shocked by the content and then they feel the need to tell others.

When another people tell the reality of that, they say you are lying.

When another person tells the true/comes out with the true, people say they’re lying.