Instructions
Instructions
1. Review the following tabs within Information Literacy Module: Evaluating Sources:
a. A Political Sliding Scale b. A News Media Sliding Scale c. A News Reporting Sliding Scale d. What are we up against? e. Visual Literacy
2. Then, review the following webpage, “Defining Different Kinds of Authority.”
3. Then, choose a topic of interest to you and find three articles that represent three different views or perspectives on the topic. (Some scales or perspectives as indicated in the Information Literacy Module include 1) Liberal — Mainstream– Conservative; 2) Original Fact Reporting & Analysis to Opinion; 3) Objective Unbiased Reporting to Fake News).
4. Then, write a paper of 3 double-spaced pages or 750 words that evaluates each of the three articles. In your evaluation, discuss the following questions for each article:
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i. What type of person seems to have written the work? What kind of authority is the author? (ie: Student? Expert? Academic? Journalist? Government official? Moral authority? Personal authority?)
ii. Where do you think the writer’s knowledge stems from? iii. What qualifications does the author have to talk
authoritatively about this subject? iv. Does this source incorporate other sources? (are there
quotes or citations?) v. Would you use this source for a paper you are writing for
a class? Why or why not?
5) Be sure to cite the source that you are evaluating in APA or in MLA at the end of the document.
6) Be sure to defend your argument with evidence from the source. When referring to evidence from the source, use MLA parenthetical citations or APA parenthetical citations.
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