Subject
Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources and evaluate their relevance, accuracy, and reliability
Elaboration
such as to inquire, to explore, to inform, to interpret, to explain, to take a position, to propose a solution, to entertain
includes digital sources; students need to develop the language and tools to successfully navigate digital media (e.g., be familiar with terms and concepts such as browser, cookie, browsing history, hyperlinked text, thread, URL, posting etiquette, following social media, tweeting, privacy, digital identity)
Students should be prompted to ask: Does it meet the purpose? Is it current? Does it add new information?
Students should be prompted to distinguish fact from opinion and to consider the source of the information.
Students should be prompted to consider the authority of the source and whether it is a primary or secondary source.
keywords
diverse purposes
variety of sources
relevance
accuracy
reliability