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HUM 6: Social Justice Defenders: Source Evaluation

A guide to support the Social Justice unit in Grade 6

You be the Judge!

Even a great-looking website can dish out false, misleading, or biased information.

What's the problem with each of these?

Which categories in the C.R.A.A.P test help you identify the problem(s)?

Source Evaluation

 

CRAAP Checklist

Currency: When was the information written? 

Relevance: Is the information suitable for your information need?

Authority: Who wrote the information? What do you know about him/her?

What level of expertise does the writer have?

Accuracy: How accurate is the information? Do other sources say the same?

Purpose: Why is this information published? Is it selling something? 

Trying to convince you of something? Giving information only?

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