Peirce College Information Literacy Tutorial

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Practice evaluating online information

Your task is to evaluate one of the websites below and answer the questions on the following page. Before beginning, feel free to go back to earlier pages to review. When you're ready, choose the site that most interests you.

If you aren't familiar with working with more than one window at a time, get some help using multiple windows before continuing.

IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS:

  1. Click on one of the topics below
  2. On the next page, click the URL near the top of the page to open your choosen website
  3. Look at the website, following links and exploring the different areas of the site

Environment: Air Pollution
What pollutants are in the air and how can they affect your health?

Literature: William Faulkner
What facts are available about this Nobel Prize winner and his novels?

Media: Reality Television
Do reality-based police shows help or hinder people’s faith in law enforcement?

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