1. Get out your Do Now 2. Turn in your Dynasty Foldable Happy Friday!

W – What do you want to know? CNN 10 - KWL K – What do you know? W – What do you want to know? L – What did you learn? Students that need to finish the quiz will do so during CNN 10

World Religions Learning about world religions from an academic approach, not a devotional. Strive for student awareness of religions Sponsor study about religions Having respectful conversations when discussing religions Understanding world religions is key to understanding the past and present.

Religion Have students write down 3 words that they associate with the word religion on their paper – pass pass the papers back out for others to read – ask students if they agree or disagree with the words on their paper – have students share out ideas and write them on the board.

Why and how do religions start? World Religions What is religion? Why and how do religions start? How might geography influence religion? Why is it important to learn about religious faiths other than your own? Religions began to explain events in the world

Introduction to world religions video Follow along with the video The questions go in order Be ready to discuss

Reliable and UNRELIABLE Sources Can YOU tell the difference??

RELIABLE When researching, you always need to be sure that you are getting your information from reliable sources. Some sources are considered to be “reliable” because they have been written by people who are experts in the field. These are the sources you can

UNRELIABLE On the other hand, some sources, such as Wikipedia, are not reliable because the authors may not have a thorough knowledge or full understanding of a topic. Remember: anyone can post information on the internet, and we need to be CRITICAL READERS in order to determine what to believe!

POSSIBLE Reliable Sources While you still need to read critically, here is a list of the types of sources that are often reliable and would be good places to start research: Books—authored, edited and published Newspapers and magazines Peer reviewed journals Peer reviewed articles PhD or MBA dissertations and research Public library Scholarly articles Isolated studies or academic research Educational institutions and their websites

How will I KNOW if its RELIABLE?? To determine reliability of online sites and organizations, look at the URL’s ending: .edu, it is most likely an educational institution. Be aware, however, of political bias. .gov, it is most likely a reliable government website. These sites usually provide good sources for statistics and objective reports. .org, it is usually a non-profit organization. These sources vary in being good or poor sources of information and you will still need to research their possible agendas and biases, if they exist Online journals and magazines: Reliable journals and magazines should contain a bibliography for every article THINK: do these sources (evidence) support the articles’ focus/main idea? News sources: Every television and print news source has a website Beware! Sometimes their focus is to entertain rather than inform Think of these sources as a stepping stone to more reliable sources

How will I KNOW if its UNRELIABLE?? The following are unreliable sources because they require confirmation with a reliable source: Wikipedia: although this is a good starting point for finding initial ideas about a topic, some of their information and attached resources may not be reliable Blogs, tweets Personal websites Forums Sites created by organizations that may have political or biased agendas Sites that provide biased information Self-published sources Opinionated articles such as editorials Online sources with an URL that ends in html, which is the basic building blocks of web pages Some online sources with an URL that end in .com are unreliable: Sites of companies that conduct their business over the internet. Some of these sites are unreliable because they have hidden agendas. THINK: are they trying to sell me something? A product? An idea?

Information for this Power Point provided by Wikipedia. Citations Information for this Power Point provided by Wikipedia. ;) Just Kiddin’ Here’s the REAL Reliable Source: (note that the site is .edu) Austin Peay State University Academic Support Center Writing Lab “Reliable and Unreliable Sources” Oct 29 2012 http://www.apsu.edu/sites/apsu.edu/files/academic-support-center/Reliable_and_Unreliable_Sources.pdf

Civilization Newspaper groups Each group may have one computer – I will pass out additional ones after each group has one. Once you start adding information to your newspaper share it with me (jmanderson@wcpss.net) so I can add comments. Start working on achieving your goals that you set on Tuesday. I will give you a 5 minute warning, at that time please regroup and come up with goals for when you meet again nest week.

Unit 1 Part B vocab due Tuesday! Homework Unit 1 Part B vocab due Tuesday!