C.R.A.P Review

According to CRAP, reliable sources of information should demonstrate...

• climate change, revolution, aviation, philosophy

• communication, revenge, automation, purity

• currency, reliability, authority, purpose

• commitment, regionalism, agriculture, agression

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do you know if a website's information is up to date? (Choose 2)

• Check the date it was last updated

• Check how much the information costs

• See if recent information is included

• Whether there is video on the website

Which two things below help you decide if the information on a website comes from a trustworthy authority? (Choose 2)

• Who sponsored the site

• Links to funny cat videos

• The author's credentials

• Colorful photos and graphics on the site

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How can you verify whether the information from a website is accurate?

• Send the author an email to ask if the information is reliable

• Check how many followers the organization has on social media

• Blindly trust that they are giving you correct information

• The same facts can be verified from other sources

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why is evaluating the credibility of sources critical both in and out of school?

• We will need to use research skills in our jobs as biologists

• We encounter many different sources of information, so we need to be able to judge if we can trust them

• We have to read a lot of news articles to be informed about politics and voting

• We need to write reports for our history classes

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All of these are possible consequences of being unable to identify whether a source is reliable EXCEPT...

• being tricked or taken advantage of

• getting biased information

• being misinformed about a topic

• having a clear understanding of all sides of topic

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

To determine the currency of the article, one can look at the:

• Publication date

• Copyright date

• Last updated date

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which element of CRAP applies to the following:

Verifying information with your own knowledge or a second source

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authority

• Purpose

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? " relates to which element of CRAP?

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authority

• Purpose

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a limitation?

• A restriction

• A positive

• A building block

• A credible plus

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2