4.7 Finding Credible Sources

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Activity 1:
After watching the BBC: Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino and the taking a look at the dhmo.org website answer the following:
a)What are some factors that make these sources seem legitimate?
b) What are some factors that show that the source is not credible?

Activity 2: Sources Scavenger

For questions 2-5 for each of the websites below, you will be grading them on thier credibility based upon the checklist below.

  • http://www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
  • http://www.thedogisland.com/
  • http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html
  • http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/

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In the show your work section, evaluate the source using the checklist. Then answer if you would use this as a credible source based off of your score.

http://www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html

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In the show your work section, evaluate the source using the checklist. Then answer if you would use this as a credible source based off of your score.

http://www.thedogisland.com/

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In the show your work section, evaluate the source using the checklist. Then answer if you would use this as a credible source based off of your score.

http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html

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<optional> Activity 3: Finding Credible and Non-credible Sources
You will choose any topic you like and find 2 credible and 2 non-credible sources for that topic.

a) What is your topic?
b) List 2 credible sources.
c) List 2 non-credible sources.