Fishing for Facts and Making Waves

Misconceptions about sharks and shark overfishing

© 2026Based on the ideas of:   Otrubova, AnnaCC BY-NC-SA 4.0CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Modern Foreign LanguagesEnglish
Learning Goal(s)
Identify biased information.
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Read between the lines & spot manipulation
Identify manipulation strategies (psychological influence, emotional appeal, social pressure, framing).
Potential Misinformation and Exploitable Learner Misconceptions

The misinformation about sharks are that they hunt and kill humans on a daily basis. The cases of humans killed by a shark are really rare and they are not a sign of evilness nor do they mean we should be hateful towards sharks and kill them.

Lesson Plan Details:

Subject-Specific Learning Goals

Learners identify aspects of a video which suggest sharks are very dangerous for humans.

Required Infrastructure & Teaching Materials
Teacher computerRequired Infrastructure & Teaching MaterialsStudent smartphonesRequired Infrastructure & Teaching MaterialsInternet accessRequired Infrastructure & Teaching MaterialsLoudspeakerRequired Infrastructure & Teaching MaterialsProjectorRequired Infrastructure & Teaching Materialsworksheet, whiteboardRequired Infrastructure & Teaching Materials

Activity 1

Duration5 minutes

Activity Instruction

List words which come to

mind when you think about sharks.

Activity 1 (SciLMified)

Duration5; 5; 10; 5

Activity 2

Duration5 minutes

Activity Instruction

Watch the video.

List five adjectives to describe how the video makes you feel (e.g., scared, worried, happy, relaxed, etc.).

Describe the image of sharks based only

on the video.

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Activity 2 (SciLMified)

Duration5; 5; 10; 5

Activity 3

Duration5; 5; 10; 5

Activity 3 (SciLMified)

Duration10 minutesSuggested Social FormTeacher-led instruction and Q&A sessions

Activity Instruction

Read your previous answer where you described the image of sharks.

Identify 3 aspects of the video which affected the image of sharks which you got from the video.

Dicuss your answer with a

partner and then with the class.

Student Output Form

Oral presentation; Interactive (multimedia) content (e.g. podcast, debate, role play, etc.)

Sources & Materials
Material Sources
Resource Type

Yes

App

Other; Poll Everywhere

Activity 4

Duration5 minutes

Activity Instruction

Translate new vocabulary that is presented on the whiteboard.

(The learners prepare themselves for reading a text.)