Week 19: Analyzing and Evaluating Evidence

What is an important consideration for sources?

• what they look like

• how they are used

• when they were read

• where they are found

What means that a source can be trusted?

What is context?

• how the source is made

• the compelling question

• things that influence a source

• where the source can be found

What term means to determine which information is useful?

• analyze

• evaluate

• corroborate

• justify

What is used to create a thesis statement?

• facts and opinion

• compelling questions and evidence

• evidence and facts

• research and evidence

What is another term for “thesis”?

• proposal

• evidence

• argument

• statement

How is a claim justified?

• by finding only primary sources

• by searching for sources in libraries

• by careful presentation of evidence

• by changing the compelling question

What should be included in a presentation?

• evidence and claims

• thesis and evidence

• research and facts

• opinions and facts

What is the first thing to search for in a source?

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?

• artifact

• diary

• newspaper

• textbook