Evaluating Sources

Meagan has to write an essay on the mental health of middle and high school students. Which would be the MOST CREDIBLE source for her to use?

• A CNN News broadcast about the mental health of adults.

• A middle school teacher's Tik Tok video about how crazy her students are acting.

• A well-researched New York Times article about the mental health of students

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Kayden must complete a research project about current events in his Social Studies class. His mother prints an article from an online encyclopedia that was written in 2011. Is the article a credible source? Choose the BEST answer.

• Yes because it comes from an encyclopedia.

• No because it came from the internet.

• Yes because it was written in the last 15 years.

• No because the information is not current.

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CCSS.W.6.8

For information to be considered current, it cannot be more than _______ years old. (Just type the number)

Mrs. Walker is going to assign her students a project about weather patterns. She is going to give them sources to research. Which would NOT be a credible source.

• The link to a podcast produced by a dentist who studies the weather in his spare time.

• An article written by a trained weather scientist that has been studying weather patterns for 25 years.

• A link to a video about changing weather patterns produced by the National Weather Service.

• A chart made by scientists from a university that lists weather patterns.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Sara films a video where she only talks about why the person she is voting for is the best choice for class president. She does not mention the other people running at all. Sara's video would not be a credible source because she has a ____________.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

True or False: Sources with a bias will only stick to the facts and back them up with evidence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Dr. Morgan Green is a pediatrician (doctor for kids) that is writing an article about childhood diseases. She is waiting for her article to be peer reviewed. What does this mean?

• It is being fact-checked by a news source.

• People in her age group are looking at her work to see if it is right or credible.

• Publishers are looking at her work to see if it is right or credible.

• Other pediatricians are looking at her work to see if it is right or credible.

Which would be the MOST CREDIBLE source if you had to do a project about endangered animals?

• An opinion piece about how people should not eat meat or wear animal fur.

• An interview with an endangered species expert that runs a wild animal rescue.

• A poem written by an English professor about endangered animals.

• A commercial persuading people to donate money to an endangered animal shelter.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

National news programs and newspapers can usually be considered credible because...

• They must fact-check everything.

• They quote and interview experts that have a great deal of education and job experience related to the topics covered.

• The information they share is often well-researched.

• All of the Above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Tina used a gossip column as one of her sources for a project about a well-known author in her Language Arts class. Her teacher encouraged her to replace that source with a credible one. Why can't the gossip column be considered a credible source?

• Gossip columns are not fact checked.

• Gossip columns are not current.

• Gossip columns are neutral.

• Gossip columns are not interesting to read.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9