Halloween Digital Citizenship Station Rotation for Middle School
A light, fall-themed station rotation packet for 7th graders that works through social media scenarios, advertising tactics, algorithms, fake news, and other online pitfalls. Students build media literacy skills through sorting activities, the PAUSE check, and short written responses, making it a fun fit for a single class period or a multi-station block.
“I need a light hearted digital citizenship packet that is halloween/fall themed and looks at social media scenarios, advertising tactics, algorithms, fake news, and other social media pitfalls”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Set up the packet as a rotation so small groups move through each station, starting with the Haunted Headline Sort and the PAUSE check to establish the habit of slowing down before believing or sharing a post.
- Discussion question: Why do you think a headline that makes you feel shocked or scared is more likely to get shared, and what should you do before passing it along?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by pairing them with a partner, reading the headlines aloud together, and using the PAUSE letters as a checklist they can physically tick off.
- Extension for advanced students: have them analyze one real-world example of clickbait or an algorithmic feed and write a brief explanation of how the platform's design shapes what they see.
- Plan roughly 45 to 60 minutes for a full rotation, depending on how many stations you run and how much time groups spend on the written responses.
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Try Diffit for free“I need a light hearted digital citizenship packet that is halloween/fall themed and looks at social media scenarios, advertising tactics, algorithms, fake news, and other social media pitfalls”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Set up the packet as a rotation so small groups move through each station, starting with the Haunted Headline Sort and the PAUSE check to establish the habit of slowing down before believing or sharing a post.
- Discussion question: Why do you think a headline that makes you feel shocked or scared is more likely to get shared, and what should you do before passing it along?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by pairing them with a partner, reading the headlines aloud together, and using the PAUSE letters as a checklist they can physically tick off.
- Extension for advanced students: have them analyze one real-world example of clickbait or an algorithmic feed and write a brief explanation of how the platform's design shapes what they see.
- Plan roughly 45 to 60 minutes for a full rotation, depending on how many stations you run and how much time groups spend on the written responses.
Halloween Digital Citizenship Station Rotation for Middle School
A light, fall-themed station rotation packet for 7th graders that works through social media scenarios, advertising tactics, algorithms, fake news, and other online pitfalls. Students build media literacy skills through sorting activities, the PAUSE check, and short written responses, making it a fun fit for a single class period or a multi-station block.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free