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C3. Evaluating Sources/Campaign Ads

Description:
This lesson will help students analyze the reliability of the source.

To Teachers:

• Create groups of 3 to 4 students.
• Give each group a worksheet.

Materials:
Worksheet Word document | PDF

Worksheet Instructions:

• Go to EASE History -- http://www.easehistory.org/
• Search on your assigned Campaign Ads theme in EASE History. [EASE History Campaign Ads>]
• Examine at least 12 cases that have been coded on the theme.
• Column 1: Select six cases that you think would be interesting to evaluate.
• Column 2: Evaluate the sources on a 1 to 7 scale. (1= unreliable, 7= very reliable). Circle one.
• Column 3: Briefly explain in 1 to 2 sentences your reliability rating of each source.
  
  

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