UK Lesson Plan
You Won't Believe This! (UK)
What is clickbait and how can you avoid it?
Age
10–11Time
45 mins.
Objectives:
Define "the curiosity gap".
Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.
Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.
Vocabulary Show definitions
advertising ·
clickbait ·
headline ·
Curiosity Gap
advertising – messages or photos that are made to persuade someone to buy a certain product
clickbait – an image or headline that tries to get you to click on it, usually for advertising purposes
headline – the title of an article, usually printed in big, bold letters at the top
Curiosity Gap – the desire people have to figure out missing information
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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
45 mins.
Warm-Up: Which Would You Click?
10 mins.Analyse: What's the Curiosity Gap?
15 mins.Evaluate: Avoiding Clickbait
15 mins.Wrap-Up: Is It Clickbait? Review
5 mins.
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Lesson last updated: January 2021
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Lesson last updated: January 2021