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HHS English Grade 12: Sports Lit Research Paper

Hempfield High School

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When using sources for any project, NoodleTools will guide you through the steps for creating a citation. Use your school issued student id and password for access to this resource.

How Do I Know if Information is Reliable?

When you visit a website, you'll want to ask the following questions:

  • Who runs the site?
  • Why have they created the site?
  • What do they want from you?
  • Who is paying for the site? Does the site's information favor the sponsor?
  • Is the information reviewed by experts?
  • Where did the information come from?
  • Does the site make unbelievable claims?
  • Is it up-to-date?
  • Do "they" want your personal information? What will "they" do with it

Answering each of these questions gives you clues about the quality of the information on the site.

Information from https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/intro1.html (This is a government website)

 General Search

 Newspaper articles on your topic

 Biographies of specific athletes/topics

 A variety of topics 

 Viewpoints on topics

In-depth journals on various subjects

 Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society