Evaluating Sources CRAAP

When you are testing to find out if the website you are using has the most up to date information, you are testing for:

• Purpose

• Authority

• Currency

• Relevancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

A website is biased when:

• doesn't tell the whole story

• is trying to convince you to take a side

• it contains opinion instead of fact and is prejudiced and not impartial

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?

• a company

• a school

• a government agency

• a charitable organization

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the "R" stand for in CRAAP?

• Response
• Responsible
• Relevant
• Random

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The _________ of a website has to do with what the creator is trying to accomplish, such as sell something or just provide information.

• price
• strategy
• purpose
• plan

Which resource would have the most current information about presidents of the United States? 

• an encyclopedia
• an article written in 2008
• A book called "American Presidents" copyright 2000
• "whitehouse.gov" updated daily

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is NOT an important part of evaluating a website? 

• expert author
• current information
• how many people use the website
• it is relevant to me

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which website would be the MOST biased source when evaluating the best video game system? 

• toptenreviews.com
• playstation.com
• consumer reports.com
• usatoday.com

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6