BTT1O - ESL - Don't Trust Every Website

This video of a wolf in the Athlete's Village at the Sochi Olympics caused a commotion*.

Is this reliable?

* excitement or confusion. "The video caused a commotion since everyone was excited because they thought that a wild animal was inside the building."

BTT1O - ESL - Website Review (Is this website reliable?)

Purpose

Google News (http://news.google.ca) allows you to search the most recent news items about a topic. However, you still need to ensure that the source is reliable.

Task

1. Search for a topic in Google News
2. Write down the important information about the article (title, author, address, source, date)
3. Write a short summary of the article
4. Rate the website according to reliability, objectivity and accuracy and explain why
5. Use a table to create a 4 row, 3 column table that has terms (reliable, objective, accurate), synonyms (words with similar meanings) and definitions (word meanings).

M.S. Word Formatting

Include this formatting in your document.

• A table with borders and shading
• Single line spacing
• A title and headings, with fonts

Example

Click here for a sample document.

Additional Resources

Create a Table

Table Borders and Shading