Lateral Reading Worksheet
Lateral reading is the technique of evaluating a source by researching the source itself. This includes moving away from the publisher’s site and researching the author and the website/organization that published the source.
Which source are you evaluating?
Looking at your assigned source, list the publisher (name of website, newspaper, or journal):
Do a web search (Google or other search engine) for the publisher.
- List at least 1 thing you found out about this site/publisher from your search
- Include the URL where you found this fact
- Tell how this fact helps you judge the credibility/reliability of this site/publisher
Looking at your assigned source, list the author(s):
Do a web search (Google or other search engine) for the author.
- List at least 1 thing you found out about this author from your search
- Include the URL where you found this fact
- Tell how this fact helps you judge the credibility/reliability of this author
Based on your evaluation of the author and publisher/website, rate your impression of the credibility of the article.
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