Builder: Hoaxes and Urban Legends: What's the Truth?

Subject Area(s):

• Thinking and Reasoning
• K-12: Language Arts

Grade Level(s):

• 7th-8th Grade

Description:

Students will investigate the question "what is a hoax", recognizing various characteristics of one. Working with a partner, they will choose two hoaxes to investigate, using a graphic organizer to organize research in a compare/contrast format.