Research Skills Test Review

Arrange these items from LEAST to MOST credible.

• historical nonfiction book

• social media poster

• .org website

• mainstream evening news program

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Arrange these items from LEAST to MOST subjective

• encyclopedia

• local newspaper

• personal diary or letters

• video or radio interview

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Arrange these items from LEAST to MOST number of people review it (few people review it ---- LOTS of people review it before it's published)

• podcast

• YouTube video

• national newspaper article

• scholarly journal article

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Arrange these items from LEAST to MOST number of sources used to support it. (has lots of research in it)

• advertisement

• .com website

• government document

• historical nonfiction book

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Arrange these items from most INFORMATIVE to most PERSUASIVE.

• .org website

• TV advertisement

• national newspaper article

• instructional guide

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

We are looking at a source. We notice that it has a lot of loaded language and biased words. What CRITERIA are we considering?

• Tone

• URL (web address - www...)

• Location / Source

• Publication Date

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

We are looking at a source. We notice that it shows multiple sides of the issue and a variety of evidence. What CRITERIA are we considering?

• Tone

• Content

• Author

• URL (web address -- www..)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

We are looking at a source. We notice that we do not know who wrote the article. What CRITERIA are we considering?

• Location / Source

• Publication Date

• Author

• Content

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

We are looking at a source. We notice that it includes lots of opinions but not very many facts or hard evidence. What CRITERIA are we considering?

• Location / Source

• Publication Date

• Content

• Tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which type of source is best for convincing someone to change a bad habit?

• autobiography

• YouTube video

• .gov website

• personal diary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7