Relevant Sources

A student found some more sources he could use for his report on the benefits of playing chess. Which source would have the MOST useful information for the report?

• An article titled "The History of Chess" published in a scholarly journal.

• A graphic novel about a young girl who wins the chess tournament in her state, putting her school on the map.

• A documentary on the origins of Chess.

• An article in a game magazine titled "Why Chess is Good For The Brain"

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A student is writing a research paper on the person who created steamboats. Which source would give the student the most useful information?

• An excerpt from a journal written by a steamboat captain during a journey.

• An article from a history magazine called "How does a Steamboat Work?"

• A biography called "Making New Waves" about the inventor of the steamboat.

• A play about a family's experience riding a steamboat down the Mississippi river.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Imagine you wanted to write a research report about how to properly care for a pet. What would be the BEST source to use for your research?

• A story your friend wrote about her favorite pet.

• A book about being a responsible pet owner.

• A website with photographs of pets.

• A graph showing the most popular type of pet.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A student is writing a research paper on how steamboats are powered. Which source would give the student the most useful information?

• An excerpt from a journal written by a steamboat captain during a journey.

• An article from a history magazine called "How does a Steamboat Work?"

• A biography called "Making New Waves" about the inventor of the steamboat.

• A play about a family's experience riding a steamboat down the Mississippi river.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is a simple procedure for verifying the credibility of a source?

• Checking the publication date

• Reading the entire document

• Counting the number of pages

• Looking at the cover design

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DOK Level 1: Recall

written or created by someone who was present at an event

• Primary Source

• secondary source

A student is writing a report on the benefits of playing the game of chess. He found several sources. Which source would have the MOST useful information for the report.

• A movie about a famous international chess champion.

• a book titled "All the Right Moves: Playing Chess to Win"

• An interview with a psychologist who explains how chess improves problem solving skills.

• A website called chesscompetition.org where students can play chess online.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Imagine you are doing research for an assignment, needing to convince the principal to have bike lanes put in at your school. Which would be the BEST source to use as evidence for your argument?

• An interview with a principal who put in bike lanes at their school discussing the benefits.

• A website titled biketrails.com that helps students find local bike paths to ride on.

• A research report on the benefits of biking v.s. driving a car.

• A blog post by a famous bicyclists, titled "My Top 10 Favorite Bike Lanes to Travel"

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

You are looking for a good place to find a list of resources you might could use for a research topic. Which of these will MOST LIKELY give you references to look up?

• A book about natural resources.

• An interview with a professor.

• The website Wikipedia.com

• An article about how J.K. Rowling used resources to write her books.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Select the BEST source for an interview on how Oklahoma wind turbine electrical power is produced.

• a landowner

• a wind energy expert

• a weatherman

• a wireless internet expert