INFORMATION LITERACY - APPLICATION OF INFORMATION

Lesson 4: Evaluating Your Sources

OUTCOME: Students will be able to make critical judgments about the sources used in research. They will know that there are means of evaluating sources and will understand that sources vary in reliability.

CONDITIONS: The lesson will take from a minimum of one hour to a maximum of one week.

ACTIVITIES:

TEACHER STUDENTS

¨ Introduce the concept of evaluating a source. How do you know if what they say is true? Point out some local or national news article that claims something that both you and your students know is not true, such as a teen attitude.

¨ Explain that each group is to look at the individual SOURCE REPORTS and consider each source separately, using the GROUP SOURCE REPORT.

¨ Think about your friends. Is what they tell you always the truth? How do you verify information that they tell you? Sources are much the same. Just because it’s in print does not mean that it is true!

¨ Do you want or need a group leader? Who will write down the group findings?

MATERIALS: SOURCE REPORT FORMS, GROUP SOURCE REPORT FORMS

MODIFICATIONS/ACCOMMODATIONS: Give many more examples of sources and their reliability. Help each group look at their SOURCE REPORTS.

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT: Academic Rubric, Application of Information/strategies.

STANDARDS: Language Arts, Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate-Text (2.4,2.5), Research and Technology (1.5); Life Skills, # #59,#60,#64#69.

 

SOURCE REPORT

Name of student: ____________________________________

Topic: _____________________________________________

SOURCE:

Type: (e.g.TV show, radio…)________________________________

Title: ________________________________

Author: ______________________________

Date published/written/broadcast:_________________________

Origin: (e.g.Channel 5, National Geographic)____________________________

_____________________________________________

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:

 

 

 

________________________________________________________________

 

  1. Is the information relevant?
  2. Is the information current?
  3. Is the information recognized/verified by experts in the field?
  4. Is the source reliable?
  5. Is the information useful for your project?
  6. Does the information relate to your topic?
  7. Does the information support your ideas?
  8. Are there illustrations and/or examples that are useful?

 

 

GROUP SOURCE REPORT

Name of student: ____________________________________

Topic: _____________________________________________

SOURCE:

Type: (e.g.TV show, radio…)________________________________

Title: ________________________________

Author: ______________________________

Date published/written/broadcast:_________________________

Origin: (e.g.Channel 5, National Geographic)____________________________

  1. Is the information relevant?
  2. Is the information current?
  3. Is the information recognized/verified by experts in the field?
  4. Is the source reliable?
  5. Is the information useful for your project?
  6. Does the information relate to your topic?
  7. Does the information support your ideas?
  8. Are there illustrations and/or examples that are useful?

GROUP SCORE:

Name

USE

REJECT

RESULT