Name______________________________________
Partner’s
Name______________________________
Source Title
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Peer Evaluation Checklist for Sources
Who’s in Charge? (Determine Authority)
Can you find the name of the
organization that created the website, the publisher of the book, or the
magazine or newspaper the article is from?
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Are you telling me the truth? (Determine Accuracy)
Who is the author of this particular
text?
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Are there facts cited? Does the author say where s/he got his/her
info?
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Is the information current enough for
the topic being researched? Why or why
not?
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Why is this writer someone to be
trusted? (What’s his/her job title,
credentials, etc.?)
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Are you selling me something?
(Determine Motivation)
Is there an obvious bias? Or is the info fair and balanced?
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Is this an appropriate source for
your partner’s research, or could there be an ulterior motive to this text?
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TIME TO USE
COMMON SENSE! Is there anything at all that
makes this source seem unreliable in any way?
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