Avoiding Misinformation, Disinformation, Dismediation,
Should you trust everything on the internet?
What is sometimes. Practice Discernment: When to trust and when not to trust
What is a credible source?
What is sources that have been fact checked and cross referenced for validity
What are primary, secondary and tertiary sources/what does it mean/is used for?
What is ways to measure how close to the event these sources are. Which means how many degrees of separation they are from the actual event.
What are the types of Research Writing?
What is lots and lots!
How do you confirm that you are correctly completing your research?
CHECK WITH YOUR PROFESSOR!!! Or the local writing center
Give examples of something that you’ve trusted on the internet that has turned out to be helpful/reliable
What is how to do something on YouTube (or whatever you say that applies here)
What is an non-credible source?
What is self authored websites, blogs, posts, etc.
Give an example of a Primary source
What is something that provides direct or firsthand perspective related to an event, object, person, work of art, idea, or concept.
Example: The declaration of independence, A diary, An autobiography, etc.
What is a Synthesis?
What is a strategy for taking our research with our thoughts about our topic in a way that is a great way to create a first draft of as research paper
Describe a Literature Review
What is joining a conversation. Assessing your sources and turning it into a collection of it all in the form of an an essay that is understandable.
Give an example of something you have trusted on the internet that turned out to be misinformation/An unreliable source
What is The Onion, Facebook, Twitter, ect.
What are ways to evaluate a source?
What is Authority, Warranted Bias, Grammar/Mechanics.
Correctly used grammar/formatting/spelling/punctuation/capitalization. No bias/not using sources that have bias. Credible author/appear in academic journals/books that are respected
Give an example of a Secondary Source
What is something written about a primary source that is analyzed, explained, interpreted, discussed, or an examination of an original work.
Examples: Textbook, Biography, Essay, etc.
IMRaD?: Yes, I’M RaD! (What could this be used for?) Don't worry we'll explain!
What is An acronym that stands for I-ntroduction, M-ethods, R-esults, and D-isscussion.
Describe a Rhetorical Analysis
What is explaining in an essay how an author of a text (ad, speech, essay, etc.) is trying to persuade their target audience.
Purpose, Audience, Genre
Give an example of a Tertiary source.
What is a combination of primary and secondary sources and provide a broad overview of a topic.
Example: Wikipedias, Encyclopedias, Textbooks, Directories, etc.
Describe an Argumentative Essay
What is an essay that needs to avoid pathos and stick with facts and statistics from experts.
Describe a Persuasive Essay
What is an essay trying to get the audience to agree with you.