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Writing a Mystery Story

Web Site Evaluation [1] :

Creator and authority: 

  • Who is the author or producer of the page?
  • What are the author’s qualifications?
  • Who is the sponsor of the page?
  • Is the sponsoring organization legitimate?  Involved in the field studied?
  • What is the purpose of the site?

Accuracy:

  • Is the page presented in error free format?
  • Can you tell who is responsible for accuracy? (Email link)?

Objectivity:

  • Can you identify a partisan point of view?  (Democrat/Republican, for example)
  • Can you identify the motive for the creation of the site?
  • Are advertisers involved on the site? 
  • Are the advertising links static or dynamic (pop up)?
  • Does the advertising, if any, influence the objectivity of the author?

Timeliness:

  • Is the site dated? 
  • Is the site recent?
  • Have updates been posted? (Some pages might be dated after others).
  • Are there any “dead” links?


[1] Susan Davis Lenski, Mary Ann Wham, and Jerry L. Johns, Reading & Learning Strategies for Middle & High School Students.  Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1999 as adapted from J. Aleander and M. Tate (1998, April 8).  The web as a research tool:  Evaluation techniques.

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Urban Dreams
OUSD Curriculum Unit
Writing a Mystery Story
Subject: English
Grade Level: 11th

Lesson Plan Author:
Tim Jollymore
Skyline High School
OUSD