Research and Sources

Which resource would have the most current information about presidents of the United States? 

• an encyclopedia

• an article written in 2008

• A book called "American Presidents" copyright 2000

• "whitehouse.gov" updated daily

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

What is a warning sign that a website might NOT have trustworthy information? 

• the author is an expert

• the information comes from a well-known newspaper

• It is not clear who the author is

• the information is current

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

Choose the most reliable website to research global warming.

• epa.gov

• livescience.com

• wikipedia.org

• climatehotmap.org

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.8

Which of the following is NOT an important part of evaluating a website? 

• expert author

• current information

• how many people use the website

• it is relevant to me

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which website would be the MOST biased source when evaluating the best video game system? 

• toptenreviews.com

• playstation.com

• consumer reports.com

• usatoday.com

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.8

Which of the following is a clue that the source is NOT reliable? 

• expert author

• misspelled words

• current information

• giving facts, not opinions

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If I want to find the definition of a word where would I look?

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.4.4C

If I want to find a synonym for "good" where would I look?

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.4.4C

CCSS.L.4.5C

An encyclopedia gives detailed information about ____________

• people, places, things

• a synonym

• word definition

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

An advertisement for Nike shoes claiming that wearing the shoes will make you faster.

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

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CCSS.RI.6.8