Sources

Who filters your information for you? Thinkwrite: Explain this comic to someone who hasn't seen it.

Have you looked at the other side? aljazeera.com    hawkeyesports.com    globaltimes.cn

Let's take a quiz!

How do you choose a source of information? Below your quiz, please list your sources for news.

Here's the C.R.A.A.P. test for souces for your paper. Take notes.

Currency? Relevance? Authority? Accuracy? Purpose?

Pay attention to these factors as you look at sources.

Using Google, find a search term that gives you 4 interesting sources on the first page (that relate to your paper) . Do the following for each site:

1. Provide name of the site.
2. Describe the site, who created it, how it looks, how big it is, etc.
3. Explain how it either meets or fails the CRAAP test, using specific criteria (C/R/A/A/P). 

Homework:

1. Complete the above Google exercise in your daybook.

2. Your essay about a cliché is due Thursday.

3. Anyone who missed class last Thursday needs to pick up a handout from me, and do a Moodle activity.

2. TWFTD: relevant in OED