Checking Your Sources
Grade 7•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can evaluate different sources to decide if they are reliable for my research.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define what it means for a source to be "reliable" in the context of research.
2. Describe two ways to determine if an author is an expert on the topic they are writing about.
3. Explain why it is important to consider the author's purpose when evaluating a source. Give an example of how an author's purpose might affect the information presented.
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