3.1 Source Reliability

Outline of this lesson

• Locate information about a source that helps determine its credibility and reliability (e.g. publisher, date, author, kind of journal)
• Categorize sources along a spectrum of credibility ranging (not credible, credible/not academic, scholarly/ academic/ peer-reviewed)
• Concisely explain source reliability in a few written sentences

A. Warm-up:

Video: Rejuvenique electric facial mask 

1. Does it seem reliable and believable? 

2. Why or why not?

3. Would you buy this product?

Discussion board: Rejuvenique electric facial mask discussion 

B. How to assess reliability?

Handout 1: Assessing reliability of sources 

Handout 2: Evaluate reliability (key)

C. Practice 

Handout 3: Reliability Practice (key)

D. Homework:

1. Find 5-6 sources for your annotated bibliography. 
2. Use handout 3 reliability practice to help you make sure that your sources are reliable.
3. Writer's Help 2.0 checkpoint 2: due 03/30 Wednesday 11:59pm