Name_________________________              Teacher/Period________________________________

Practice Activity for Website Evaluation

Determine the PURPOSE for these websites by clicking on them:  

sell, inform,  persuade?

                        Bookspot      -    ________________________

                        Princeton Review   -    ____________________

                       

Who is the AUTHOR of these web sites?

                                    Eye on DNA  -  ___________________________________

                                    Victorian Web  -  __________________________________           

                        CONTENT                                           

Bias :  For controversial topics   Balanced (both pts. of view)?or Biased(one-sided)?

Claims Supported(w/documentation & evidence)? or Unproven?

                                    Angel on Death Row - ________________________________ 

                                    Death Penalty Focus - ________________________________

                           

    Coverage:       How to Locate Similar Sites

You can locate similar sites easily using Google.

______________  how many similar ones?

Write the Name of one site you like:_________________________________

                             Currency:       When was this web site last updated or revised?

(www.deathpenalty.org)_______

                             Recognition:  

            How many?  

                        Links?_____________;   Tags?_______________;  Blogs/Bloggers?_____________

                        Citations from Scholarly articles from Google Scholar? ______________

             ^ Use this article title:  Nuclear Power: Guide to Critical Analysis

 Top of FormHow many sites are linked to these sites?   (Use Google Advanced Search)

                                    Ipl2  -- www.ipl.org -  _____________

Go Ask Alice – www.goaskalice.columbia.edu  -  __________