Evaluating and Citing Sources
Aligned to W.11-12.8 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Research requires judging whether a source is authoritative, weighing its strengths and blind spots, and integrating it in your own words with proper credit. Assessing and citing well is what separates research from copying.
Worked example
A company's own study may be accurate yet biased toward its product; you cite it but note the conflict of interest.
Practice questions
- Judge whether a source is authoritative and why.
- Name one strength and one limitation of a source.
- Paraphrase a passage and credit it correctly.
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Evaluar y Citar Fuentes
La investigación exige juzgar si una fuente es confiable, sopesar sus fortalezas y puntos ciegos, e integrarla con tus propias palabras y el debido crédito. Evaluar y citar bien es lo que separa la investigación de la copia.
Ejemplo: El propio estudio de una empresa puede ser exacto pero sesgado a favor de su producto; lo citas, pero señalas el conflicto de intereses.
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