COLS: Learning Activity: Evaluate your Sources with Lateral Reading

This COLS resources, video lesson, and quiz on lateral reading.

Assignment Instructions

To complete the assignment:
1. Watch the Lateral Reading Tutorial
2. Click the link in the blue box to take the quiz
3. Be sure to select the name of your instructor so that they can receive your results!


Separate fact from fiction using a technique called lateral reading

When considering the credibility of a source, open a new tab and do a web search on the source and/or the organization that is providing it. There are sites that look professional but are actually promoting a certain agenda or viewpoint, and lateral reading helps you learn more. 

View the tutorial and then follow the link below for a short quiz on your understanding of using lateral reading to evaluate information sources. 

 

WATCH THE TUTORIAL AND CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE LATERAL READING QUIZ
*Please select the name of your instructor to automatically submit your results

Lateral Reading Tutorial

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