Credible Sources

Google.com

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

• Not a Source

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Yahoo.com

• Credible

• Not a credible source

• Not a Source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.RL.11-12.6

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

One way to check the accuracy of the content is to 

• Check wikipedia 
• Cross check the information with other credible sources 
• Ask a friend if it looks right 

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Checking an author's credentials is a part of which CRAAP criteria?

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authoritiy

• Purpose

Checking for bias ties into which of the five CRAAP criteria?

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authority

• Purpose

What source isn't credible?

• A webpage with an unidentified author or affiliation

• A webpage from a college or university

• A government webpage

• A peer reviewed article

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CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.8

When using a webpage, you want to use one whose purpose is to:

• Persuade

• Sell a product

• Share a hobby

• Inform

How can you tell if an author is credible?

• They have a college degree.

• They publish their credentials (qualifications)

• They have their own website.

• There is no way to tell this information.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9