Reliable and Unreliable Sources

A reliable source is

• Biased

• Trustworthy

• Google

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Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Web pages that provide citations of the sources used to create the site makes the web page more credible.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

.com means the webpage is run by...

• An educational group

• The military

• The government

• A commercial group

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which source would offer the most credible information about updates to automotive safety laws?

• An interview conducted in October 1999.

• A online expose written in July 2004.

• A book published in December 1990.

• A magazine article written in May 2013.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why should you be careful about using Wikipedia as a credible source?

• References for the information are not listed on the website.

• Users can leave comments about the information on the site.

• Entries can be written by any anonymous person.

• Information can be used by anyone without proper citation.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• Propaganda

• Bias

• Symbolism

• Media

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

• .com

• .gov

• .org

• .edu

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Spelling and grammar errors do not indicate that a source might not be reliable.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Web pages that do not provide citations of the sources used to create the site makes the web page more credible.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you find information on a website that has a URL of .org, you need to determine if the information being provided is bias before incorporating it into your paper.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9