Fact, Opinion… or Spin?

• Click-bait.

• This KS4 resource bundle, aligned with Scotland’s CfE curriculum, focuses on analysing information by exploring format, purpose, and origin, particularly through the lens of media literacy and click-bait awareness.

• Designed to develop critical thinking and digital literacy, it equips students to evaluate the credibility of sources, distinguish fact from opinion, and understand the role of professional journalism versus user-generated content.

• With cross-curricular links to Computing Science, English, and Social Studies, the bundle supports skills in identifying bias, assessing evidence, and recognising misinformation.

• Although no First News archive articles on click-bait were available, the resource offers engaging lesson ideas, key vocabulary, and classroom activities tailored to help learners navigate sensational online content responsibly.

• Ideal for educators seeking structured materials to enhance students’ media literacy and informed citizenship.

• Scotland.

• To analyse how the format, purpose, and origin of information influence how it’s understood.

• Examine the difference between professional journalism and public content.

• Investigate what makes a source credible, including expert voices, evidence and research.

• I know that experts and credible sources rely on evidence and research.

• I can check who created information, what its purpose is, and whether it’s based on fact or opinion.

• I can choose to access news from journalists working in the public interest.

• Domain 1 - Being Informed.