Evaluating Information            Name: ________________  Class: ______

QUESTION 1:   What / Who  is my topic?_________________________________________

QUESTION 2: What do I already know?___________________________________________

QUESTION 3: What do I want to know?___________________________________________

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SEARCH 1:  What are my keywords? ____________  _________________ _____________

SEARCH 2: What resources will I use? ____________ ________________ _____________

PRODUCE 1: What is my final product? __________________________________________

PRODUCE 2: How will I cite my sources?  How will I refer my notes to my sources?

Source 1 ____________________________________________________________________________

Source 2____________________________________________________________________________

Source 3____________________________________________________________________________

PRODUCE 3: How will I take notes?

Birth date and place Parents Childhood Marriage and children Personality Traits Occupation Accomplishments Death place and date
 

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2

 

              
 

3

 

              

EVALUATE 1: Which sources are most relevant? (Related to my information needs)

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2_____________________________________________________________________________

3_____________________________________________________________________________

EVALUATE 2:  Which sources are most reliable? (Who produced the source?)

EXPERT  LAY EXPERT RELATIVE or CLOSE FRIEND AMATEUR or STUDENT NO NAME OR NO CREDENTIALS
1        
2        
3        

EVALUATE 3:  Which sources are most current?  (Newest date)

REFLECT 1: What conclusions can I draw?

___________  I need to find more basic information. (keywords, basic sources)

___________ I need to find more sources. (more articles, books, online sources.)

 _____________  I can make decisions now. 

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