1. 1. Get out your Do Now 2. Turn in your Dynasty Foldable
Happy Friday!

2. W – What do you want to know?
CNN 10 - KWL
K – What do you know?
W – What do you want to know?
L – What did you learn?
Students that need to finish the quiz will do so during CNN 10

3. World Religions
Learning about world religions from an academic approach, not a devotional.
Strive for student awareness of religions
Sponsor study about religions
Having respectful conversations when discussing religions
Understanding world religions is key to understanding the past and present.

4. Religion
Have students write down 3 words that they associate with the word religion on their paper – pass pass the papers back out for others to read – ask students if they agree or disagree with the words on their paper – have students share out ideas and write them on the board.

5. Why and how do religions start?
World Religions
What is religion?
Why and how do religions start?
How might geography influence religion?
Why is it important to learn about religious faiths other than your own?
Religions began to explain events in the world

6. Introduction to world religions video
Follow along with the video
The questions go in order
Be ready to discuss

7. Reliable and UNRELIABLE Sources
Can YOU tell the difference??

8. RELIABLE
When researching, you always need to be sure that you are getting your information from reliable sources.
Some sources are considered to be “reliable” because they have been written by people who are experts in the field.
These are the sources you can

9. UNRELIABLE
On the other hand, some sources, such as Wikipedia, are not reliable because the authors may not have a thorough knowledge or full understanding of a topic.
Remember: anyone can post information on the internet, and we need to be CRITICAL READERS in order to determine what to believe!

10. POSSIBLE Reliable Sources
While you still need to read critically, here is a list of the types of sources that are often reliable and would be good places to start research:
Books—authored, edited and published
Newspapers and magazines
Peer reviewed journals
Peer reviewed articles
PhD or MBA dissertations and research
Public library
Scholarly articles
Isolated studies or academic research
Educational institutions and their websites

11. How will I KNOW if its RELIABLE??
To determine reliability of online sites and organizations, look at the URL’s ending:
.edu, it is most likely an educational institution.
Be aware, however, of political bias.
.gov, it is most likely a reliable government website.
These sites usually provide good sources for statistics and objective reports.
.org, it is usually a non-profit organization.
These sources vary in being good or poor sources of information and you will still need to research their possible agendas and biases, if they exist
Online journals and magazines:
Reliable journals and magazines should contain a bibliography for every article
THINK: do these sources (evidence) support the articles’ focus/main idea?
News sources:
Every television and print news source has a website
Beware! Sometimes their focus is to entertain rather than inform
Think of these sources as a stepping stone to more reliable sources

12. How will I KNOW if its UNRELIABLE??
The following are unreliable sources because they require confirmation with a reliable source:
Wikipedia: although this is a good starting point for finding initial ideas about a topic, some of their information and attached resources may not be reliable
Blogs, tweets
Personal websites
Forums
Sites created by organizations that may have political or biased agendas
Sites that provide biased information
Self-published sources
Opinionated articles such as editorials
Online sources with an URL that ends in html, which is the basic building blocks of web pages
Some online sources with an URL that end in .com are unreliable:
Sites of companies that conduct their business over the internet. Some of these sites are unreliable because they have hidden agendas.
THINK: are they trying to sell me something? A product? An idea?

13. Information for this Power Point provided by Wikipedia.
Citations
Information for this Power Point provided by Wikipedia.
;) Just Kiddin’
Here’s the REAL Reliable Source: (note that the site is .edu)
Austin Peay State University Academic Support Center Writing Lab “Reliable and Unreliable Sources” Oct

14. Civilization Newspaper groups
Each group may have one computer – I will pass out additional ones after each group has one.
Once you start adding information to your newspaper share it with me so I can add comments.
Start working on achieving your goals that you set on Tuesday.
I will give you a 5 minute warning, at that time please regroup and come up with goals for when you meet again nest week.

15. Unit 1 Part B vocab due Tuesday!
Homework
Unit 1 Part B vocab due Tuesday!