1.2 - Identifying and Locating Reliable Sources
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Practice Questions
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What is a primary source? Provide an example.
💡 Hint: Think about documents that are created in a time period being studied.
What does C.R.A.A.P. stand for?
💡 Hint: It's an acronym for evaluating sources.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of source is a diary?
💡 Hint: Consider when the creator wrote it.
True or False: Secondary sources provide firsthand evidence.
💡 Hint: Think about the origin of information.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a list of five sources for a research project. Describe how you would apply the C.R.A.A.P. test to each source.
💡 Hint: Take one source at a time and evaluate based on each criterion.
Research a current event and identify both a primary and secondary source related to that event. Explain the significance of each.
💡 Hint: Think about what types of sources provide direct vs. interpretive information.
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