Credible Sources

A place I got information to quote, paraphrase, or summarize from.

• Source
• Website
• Book
• Blog

My information is trustworthy and believable. It is reliable enough to use in an essay.

• Unreliable
• Credible
• Source
• Sketchy

Which of these is NOT a sign of a credible source:

• Hard copy of a book, informational magazine, newspaper, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
• A website ending in .edu or .gov
• A website with lots of pictures
• Website shows quality writing; no poor grammar or misspelled words!

The D in Donuts is...

• Data is included
• Date the story takes place
• Date when it was published.
  
• Dozens of pictures

The O in Donuts is

• Organized
• Organic
• Orange Background
• Organization or Author is provided AND trustworthy.
  

The N in Donuts is...

• NOT a blog or a personal site.
  
• Name of Author
• Name of source
• Not a wikipedia

The U in Donuts is...

• Unknown
• Up-To-Date Information.
  
• Unorganized
• Up-To-Date Advertisements 

The T in Donuts is...

• Time of posting is provided
• Time of day is provided
• Title of author is provided
• Title for article is provided.
  

The S in Donuts is...

• Sentences are full
• Sensical; It makes sense!
  
• Smart-sounding
• Sounds Legit

Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True
• False