Informational Inquiry and Research · Vocabulary & Language

Source Evaluation and Curation

Developing criteria for assessing the reliability and relevance of online sources in the digital age.

Key Questions

  1. 1What markers indicate that a digital source is authoritative and peer-reviewed?
  2. 2How does the date of publication affect the relevance of information in rapidly changing fields?
  3. 3In what ways can lateral reading help verify the claims made by an unfamiliar organization?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading - Grade 8ON: Writing - Grade 8
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Informational Inquiry and Research
Period: Vocabulary & Language

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