Checking Your Sources
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Objective
I can evaluate different sources to decide if they are reliable for my research.
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Practice
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Define what it means for a source to be "reliable" in the context of research.
Describe two ways to determine if an author is an expert on the topic they are writing about.
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Exit ticket
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“You are researching the topic of climate change. You find an article on a personal blog where the author claims climate change is a hoax. The author provides no sources for their claims. Would you consider this a reliable source? Explain why or why not. You are researching the history of the Roman Empire. You find two sources: a textbook written by a history professor and a historical fiction novel set during the Roman Empire. Which source would likely be more reliable for factual information about the Roman Empire? Explain your reasoning.”
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