News Literacy

I'm studying the French Revolution. A history textbook chapter about the French Revolution is a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

I'm studying dinosaurs in the Jurassic period. Dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period are...

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

I'm studying Picasso, a famous artist. One of his paintings created during his "blue period" is a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

I'm studying the history of basketball. A podcast where different current basketball players taught about the origin of the game is a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Which of the following are benefits of primary sources?

• They share information from someone who was actually there

• They only include one perspective

• They include details that outsiders may not know

• They collect data from multiple sources

Which of the following are benefits of secondary sources?

• They share information from someone who was actually there

• They only include one perspective

• They may include details from multiple primary sources

• They may provide a more objective perspective

A advertisement made by Disney called Toy Story 4 the "number one family movie of 2019!" This source may not be credible because of its...

• Authority - the creator doesn't know enough about the topic

• Currency - the information is out of date

• Purpose - the goal of the advertisement is to sell the movie, not be accurate

• Relevance - the quote is irrelevant to the topic

A NY Times article about the 2020 Election written in September of 2019 may not be reliable because of its...

• Authority - the creator doesn't know enough about the topic

• Currency - the information is out of date

• Purpose - the goal of the article is not to inform

• Relevance - the article is irrelevant to the election

A tweet written by a ten-year-old yesterday about a new miracle medicine may not be reliable because of its...

• Currency - the information is out of date

• Relevance - the article is irrelevant to the election

• Authority - the creator doesn't know enough about the topic

• Purpose - the goal of the article is not to inform

When trying to get accurate information it is best to...

• Use multiple credible sources

• Use one single, credible source

• Use as many sources as possible, even if they are unreliable

• Not use any sources