1. Most Reliable Resources & Sources From Which to Gather Information

2. Bell Work:
What are some places, types of books, etc. where that you can gather information to write a report or make a presentation?

3. Did your list include any of the following?
encyclopedia
websites
library books
newspaper articles
magazine articles
textbooks
interviews
atlases, almanacs
videos, DVDs
Photos
audio tapes
letters, diaries

4. Watch these United Streaming Videos.
Sources of Information   informational texts  (05:33)
Electronic Media    documentaries, educational videos, and resources from the Internet (04:27)
Visual Resources    maps, photographs, and diagrams (04:17)

5. encyclopedia Which is more reliable? Wikipedia
Encyclopedia that lists research data such as World Book

6. websites Which is more reliable?
articles written on a school site by students
governmental publications
blog
official site such as Sea World, National Park Service, etc.
How do you determine if the information is correct?

7. magazines or newspapers
Which is more reliable?
editorial
governmental publications
tabloid magazines

8. Text
the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations:

9. Context
the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning
the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

10. Subtext 1. An implicit meaning or theme of a literary text.
2. The underlying personality of a dramatic character as implied or indicated by a script or text and interpreted by an actor in performance

11. library books (textbooks)
Which is more reliable?
Books copyrighted before 1950's are fine if you are reporting on an historical topic, but not so good if reporting on a science topic such as space travel.
current books
from official sources such as NASA
fiction

12. letters, diaries, journals, interviews
Which is more reliable?
letter written by a person who witnessed an event
writing from someone who heard about an event

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