McLean County

Unit District No. 5

Educating each student to achieve personal excellence.

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Research Assistance

Researched Paper

The Unit 5 English department has created the U5 Research Paper Handbook to assist students.

EasyBib: How to Cite Anything in MLA 8th Edition Format

Citation Tools

Annotated Bibliography Guides

Purdue OWL -- Annotated Bibliography Guide

Cornell University Library -- Annotated Bibliography Guide

Research Video Playlist

Website Evaluation Guide

Real vs. Fake News

CRAAP Test

Currency: The timeliness of the information
Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs.
Authority: The source of the information.
Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.
Purpose: The reason the information exists.

Evaluating Sources Using the CRAAP Test

Tips For Spotting Fake News

Fake News Resources & Articles

Fact-Checking Sites:

Fake News Articles & Research:

False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and Satirical “News” Sources by Melissa Zimdars (2016)
Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Literacy - Research study by Stanford History Education Group (2016)
Truth, Truthiness, Triangulation, and the Librarian Way: A News Literacy Toolkit for a Post-truth World by Joyce Valenza (2016)
Why Students Can't Google Their Way to the Truth By Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew (2016)
Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability To Tell Fake News From Real, Study Finds by Camilla Domonoske (2016)