Evaluating+Resources

=One important skill for the 21st Century will be your ability to evaluate the wealth of information that exists in print and on the internet. We recently read a text set on video gaming and discussed how nonfiction writing represents an author's perspective of the truth.= = = =Critical thinkers read with a "critical lens", and ask themselves:= ="Whose ideas are coming forth in this text?= ="Whose voice is left out?"= ="Does the author have an agenda?"= ="Does the author utilize evidence to support his or her thinking?"= ="What evidence or research does the author use to support his or her claims?"= ="Are there any issues with the evidence the author uses?"= ="What other considerations are not mentioned in the article?"= = = =Critical readers evaluate nonfiction for reliability, and to gain deeper understanding of a topic.= [|Evaluating Articles] = =