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Page 1: Finding Reliable Sources - sd27j.org · reliable source or not. Guidelines for Evaluating Sources Make sure the information is accurate. Check the author's background to see if he
Page 2: Finding Reliable Sources - sd27j.org · reliable source or not. Guidelines for Evaluating Sources Make sure the information is accurate. Check the author's background to see if he

AcademicVocabulary

Word Definition

credible

reliable

bias

accuracy

skepticism

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AnexampleofaPRIMARYSOURCEis….

AnexampleofaSECONDARYSOURCEis…

Completethesentenceusingthecorrectacademicvocabularyword.

1. Theauthormayhaveacertain_____________aboutthesubject,andmayorganizetheinformationtosuithisorherpurpose.

2. Websitesthatendin.eduor.govaremorelikelytobe______________________sitesbecausetheirpurposeisclearandtheinformationisregularlyupdated.

3. A______________________websiteisonethatcontainsfactual,authoritative,unbiasedandcurrentinformation.

4. Ifyoucannot_______________________theauthor’ssourcesbycheckinghisbibliographyorworkscitedpage,theinformationinthereportmaynotbecredible.

5. Aresponsibleresearcherwillcheckthe_______________________ofinformationbytryingtofindthesameinformationinseveralcrediblesources.

6. Everyoneshouldapproachinformationontheinternetwithahealthydoseof__________________becauseanyonecanpostanything,regardlessofthetruth.