Part One: Warm Up
Discuss these questions with your partner(s).
- Do you think that all the information in Listening 6-2 about The War of the Worlds broadcast is true? Why or why not? Do you believe that millions of people actually thought that aliens were attacking Earth? Why or why not?
Part Two: The Original ‘Fake News’? ‘War of the Worlds’ at 80 & Further Discussion
Instructor’s Guide: Ask current and new students to review Writing 4-2 at home a day before teaching this lesson.
Open the exercise document and follow the instructions.