Who, what, when, where, why, and how are good questions to ask when evaluating a source. First, scholars find two sources of information relating to a chosen topic. Next, pupils complete a worksheet to gauge the source's credibility. Ultimately, learners seek to answer the question: Is the resource trustworthy?

Concepts

media analysis, information literacy, news articles, evaluating sources, news media

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask students to find examples of untrustworthy news articles and bring them in to share and discuss with peers

Classroom Considerations

• Make copies of the worksheets
• Prepare potential research topics in advance
• Provide Internet access

Pros

• Includes a list of discussion topics
• Provides practice with evaluation and analysis, two higher-order thinking skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.8 RI.7.1 RI.7.8 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.8 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.8