8 Individuals and Societies: Source Evaluation

Enjoyed these? Here's a bonus for later: BBC video from the 1950's

Draw a blank webpage

Star places where alarm bells might go off!

• For example:

View these sites

Identify any "alarm bells"

Ask yourself some "5Ws" questions

• Burmese Mountain Dog
• Underwater Hockey
• Dihydrogen Monoxide
• Pickleball
• All About Explorers
• Timeless Tuval
• Dog Island

"Sort Fact from Fiction" via Stanford History Group

A longer explanation: Lateral Reading video with John Green

Review the website below about raising the minimum wage in the US.

Use lateral reading techniques to answer the guided questions

• Why we should raise the minimum wage
• Guiding Questions (open, make a copy, share with table mates, complete)

Who

• Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
• Is a biography of the author included?
• How can I find out more about the author?

What

• What does the author say is the purpose of the site?
• What else might the author have in mind for the site?
• What makes the site easy to use?
• What information is included and does this information differ from other sites?

When

• When was the site created?
• When was the site last updated?

Where

• Where does the information come from?
• Where can I look to find out more about the sponsor of the site?

Why

• Why is this information useful for my purpose?
• Why should I use this information?
• Why is this page better than another?

The 5Ws of Source Evaluation, via Kathy Schrock