Evaluate and Analyze Sources
Accuracy: copyright date, last update, sources verified, quality of source material, range of dates for source material, links work
Bias: both sides equally presented, no facts omitted, not a parody
Credentials: authors' credentials, contact information, sponsor or publisher of website
Primary Source: created during the time period you are researching (for example, a diary, a letter, a speech from that period, etc.)
Secondary Source: is a source that was created to analyze or report on the event or time period.
Answers essential questions?
The rise and rise of fake news (BBC)
Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability To Tell Fake News From Real, Study Finds (NPR)
How to Spot Fake News (Factcheck.org)
Identifying Fake News: An Infographic and Educator Resources (EasyBib)
Teaching Adolescents How to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information (Edutopia)
Need more information? Find out more about Primary Sources by watching this video and for even more information click here.
