Mr. VerlinOverbrook High SchoolOctober 9, 2015

Do Now: Freewrite Respond to the following prompt: list the

steps you take when you are trying to locate useful information on the internet for a research project.

Objectives: The students will be able to evaluate how words

and phrases shape the meaning and tone in texts in order to perform research on the internet.

Focus Lesson: Website Eval. Terminology

Search engine Search string

Evaluation Domains Authorship: personal, company, education

or gov’t.? Purpose

Intention to inform: academic Sale of goods and services: commercial Bias: can you detect bias in favor of a

group or interest? If so, explain.

Focus Lesson: Website Eval. Evaluation Domains (con’t.)

Content Accuracy of information? Inclusion of references for backup? Cross check references?

Design User friendliness? Ease of navigation? Ease of reading? Use of graphics? Internal search capabilities?

Focus Lesson: Website Eval. The task: use Google to find 3 websites

about the Puritans in Salem, Massachusetts suitable for research. Prove their viability by using the web site evaluation form. In order to receive full credit, your form must include: A score for each of the domains using

the rubric indicated At least 1 phrase justifying each score