Evaluating Information --Practice

Practicing Evaluating Information​

​Use Lateral Reading

Instructions​

​We will be practicing Lateral Reading today by reviewing the two tools we have learned already:

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​ 1) Who is behind the source? Tool: Just Add Wikipedia

​ 2) What do other sources say? Tool: Check the Claim

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​Each slide will have a new example. You will need to decide how to best verify the source and select the correct answer.

Who is behind the source?

Red Flags To Clock The Second You Start Dating

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​https://bit.ly/Red-flags

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​Is this a reliable source for news?

​Remember: Just Add Wikipedia

Multiple Choice

Is this a reliable source for news? 

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What source did you use to verify the claim? Type the name of the website. 

What do other sources say?

Texas Administrator Scandal

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A Texas Administrator​ instructed teachers to present "opposing" views of the Holocaust.

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​https://bit.ly/Texasad

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​Is this claim true?

​Remember: check the claim.

Multiple Choice

What do other sources say?  Is this claim about a Texas Administrator advising teachers to teach the "opposing" side of the Holocaust true?

• True

• False

Open Ended

What source did you use to verify the claim? Type the name of the website. 

Who is behind the source?

​Stand.earth

​Delivering large-scale solutions to climate and environmental problems worldwide.

Stand.earth

​Is this a reliable source for information about climate problems and solutions?

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Remember: Just add Wikipedia

Multiple Choice

​Is this a reliable source for information about climate problems and solutions? 

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What source did you use to verify the source? Type the name of the website. 

​What do other sources say?

Diaper box license plate

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​An Ontario man used a diaper box to make a fake license plate.

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https://bit.ly/DiapersON

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​Is this claim true?

​Remember: check the claim.

Multiple Choice

What do other sources say?  Is this claim about a man using a diaper box to make a license plate true?

• True

• False

Open Ended

What source did you use to verify the claim? Type the name of the website. 

​What do other sources say?

Valentines invented by Hallmark

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​Valentine's Day was invented by hallmark to sell cards

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https://bit.ly/49Fv13u

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​Is this claim true?

​Remember: check the claim.

Multiple Choice

What do other sources say?  Is this claim that ​Valentine's Day was invented by hallmark to sell cards true?

• True

• False

Open Ended

What source did you use to verify the claim? Type the name of the website.