ELA Evaluating Sources

What are the criteria for evaluating sources?

• Authority, Accuracy, Credibility, Timeliness, Purpose/Audience

• Valid, Credibility, Purpose

• Timeliness, Purpose

• Authority, Accuracy

Why is it important to evaluate your sources?

• To do quality research

• To find quality sources

• To do research

• To find sources

How do you evaluate your source for Authority?

• Who is the Author

• What Organization is presenting the information

• What are the Qualifications of the author to write about this topic

• Who is researching

In Authority, who is the _____

• Author

• Organization

• Qualification

• Accuracy

In Authority, what _____ is presenting the information

• Author

• Organization

• Qualifications

• Facts

In Authority, what are the _____ of the author to write about this topic?

• Author

• Organization

• Qualifications

• Accuracy

How to evaluate Accuracy?

• Is the content fact, opinion, or propaganda?

• Are there sources listed for the facts?

• Is the information error free and understandable?

• What are the qualifications?

In Accuracy, is the content _____, _____, or _____?

• Sources, Errors, Fact

• Fact, Opinion, or Proaganda

• Author, Organization, Qualifications

• Accuracy, Sources, Free

In Accuracy, are there _____ listed for the facts?

• Author

• Proaganda

• Sources

• Error-free

In Accuracy, is the information _____ and understandable?

• Fact

• Error-Free

• Qualifications

• Accuracy