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Choose one site from each group below and on a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions below for both sites:
1. Date Information: Does the page have a copyright date? Is the information up to date? How can you tell? When was the page last updated?
2. Presentation: Are there spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes? Does the page look professional?
3. Authority: Who wrote the web page? Is it signed by an author or a major organization? If it is signed by an author, can you find out his or her credentials? What makes the author qualified to speak about this content?
4. Bias: Does the page present both sides of an issue or is it one-sided? Does the author have an agenda; that is, is the page interested in spreading a particular point of view or opinion? Is the author selling something?
5. Your Judgment: On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being completely unreliable and 10 being extremely reliable, how would you rate the site? Why?
Remember, choose one site from Group 1 and one site from Group 2, for a total of two sites.
Group 1 (Choose ONE site from the list below):
• http://www.thedogisland.com/
• http://www.d-b.net/dti/
• http://www.dhmo.org/
Group 2 (Choose ONE site from the list below):
Bay of Pigs Report:
Cloning Fact Sheet:
Sweatshop Watch:
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