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Checking information about a college or training program
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Identify a claim that needs checking before making a plan.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“Which statement needs checking before someone relies on it?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A fictional poster says a training program leads to “a job for everyone.” It lists no placement data, requirements, or source for that claim.
One possible response · 4 minutes
Sage separates the advertisement from verified information. Sage asks the school counselor how to check the program’s current official details and support options.
Practice · 10 minutes
Which statement needs checking before someone relies on it?
1. A fictional advertisement says every graduate gets a job but provides no source.
2. A program lists a class length but no entry rules, cost, or support details.
Possible answers
1. Ask what the claim measures, which group it describes, and where the current evidence can be checked.
2. Record the stated length and leave the missing information unconfirmed until checking official details.
Student page · 5 minutes
Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.
Exit question · 3 minutes
“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”
Student page to print
Checking information about a college or training program
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A fictional poster says a training program leads to “a job for everyone.” It lists no placement data, requirements, or source for that claim.
Which statement needs checking before someone relies on it?
One possible response: Sage separates the advertisement from verified information. Sage asks the school counselor how to check the program’s current official details and support options.
1. A fictional advertisement says every graduate gets a job but provides no source.
Which statement needs checking before someone relies on it?
2. A program lists a class length but no entry rules, cost, or support details.
Which statement needs checking before someone relies on it?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.