1.    Visit the following web sites and answer the corresponding questions in your Unit 2 Workbook:

1.                1.    Go to the web site Ask an Expert:  How does paint color affect energy use

                    Who is the author of this page?

                    What information does the site provide that lets us know this person is an "expert" on the subject of energy?

                    Are there any other indicators that would make you think this is probably a credible site?

3.  

                 2.    Go to the web page Fact Sheet: Mandatory Storage/Trigger Lock Legislation

/                        This article is about laws under consideration that would require guns to have trigger locks and owners of guns to store them in a secure way.

                         What organization posted this article and what is their purpose (click on ABOUT-WHO WE ARE)?   

                   Do they seem to be for or against these laws being passed?

                   Do you think this site would give you a fair, balanced overview of the proposed laws?  Why or why not?

         3.    Go to this web site on the Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.   

                    At first glance, does this page appear well designed and professional?

                    Upon closer inspection, who are the authors of this web page? 

                    If you were writing a research paper on this subject, would you use this site in your research? Why or why not?

        4.    Go to the web site Tattoo History Source Book: England

            Who is the author of this site?    

            Does the author indicate that he used any sources in researching the information provided on this site?  If so, what were they?

             If you were preparing a presentation on the tattooing would you consider using the information provided in this site as one of your sources? 

             Why or why not?

5.    Go to the web site The Tattoo Experience

             Who is the author of this site?

             Does the author indicate that she used any sources in researching the information provided on this site? If so, what were they?

             If you were preparing a presentation on the tattooing would you consider using the information provided in this site as one of your sources? 

            Why or why not?

    6.    Go to the web site In Defense of Smokers

4.               

                    Who is the author of this web page?

                    Click on “Chapter 1: The Hysteria” and read the first paragraph.   Do you think he would be a good, unbiased source of information

                    about smoking?  Why or why not?

    7.    Go to the web page Second Hand Smoke: Questions and Answers.

5.                      What organization published this article? 

                   Does the domain give you an indication of who is in charge of this organization and responsible for the information provided on this site?

                   Which do you think would be a better source about smoking:  - the site visited in Question 6 or the site visited in Question 7?   Why?

    8.    Go to this web page on Passive Smoking        

                 Does this look like it would be a good source if you were doing a report on the dangers of second hand smoke for health class?

                 Scroll all the way down to the very bottom of this page and click on the link "About Wikipedia." 

                Based on what you read here, do you think Wikipedia is a reliable source on any subject? Why or why not?             

                Use the back arrow button to return to the Wikipedia article on "Passive Smoking." 

                If your teacher told you that you were not permitted to use Wikipedia as a source, is there still anything here that might be useful to you?

Source: 

Anderson, Anne. Evaluating Web Sites. March 2005. Northern Virginia Community College. 9 January 2006.                

    <http://www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/library/instruction/esl/evaluatewebsites.htm>.