06.06 Assignment Instructions Directions:
Conduct an Internet search to answer the following question: How did Presidential addresses and Supreme Court rulings begin to change the lives of the American people beginning in the mid-20th century? Note: When conducting your research, do not copy and paste this question into a search engine. Instead, simplify your research by searching key words.
List each of the three sources in the chart provided.
Evaluate each source according to its accuracy, currency, bias, and authority. An example has been completed for you.
Gathering Information Worksheet: Part One
Title and URLAccurate?
How do you know?Current?
How do you know?Biased or
Unbiased?
ExplainAuthority?
ExplainOverall
Reliable?
http://www. archives. gov/education/lessons/civil-rights- act/

Teaching With Documents:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionYes, the author cites other well-known, reliable sourcesYes, it was written this year (2014)Unbiased because the author shared facts and evidence and not her own opinionsYes, the author has a doctorate in this fieldYes

06.06 Assignment Instructions
Directions:
Conduct an Internet search to answer the following question: How did Presidential addresses and Supreme Court rulings begin to change the lives of the American people beginning in the mid-20th century? Note: When conducting your research, do not copy and paste this question into a search engine. Instead, simplify your research by searching key words.
List each of the three sources in the chart provided.
Evaluate each source according to its accuracy, currency, bias, and authority. An example has been completed for you.
Gathering Information Worksheet: Part One
Title and URLAccurate?
How do you know?Current?
How do you know?Biased or
Unbiased?
ExplainAuthority?
ExplainOverall
Reliable?
http://www. archives. gov/education/lessons/civil-rights- act/

Teaching With Documents:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionYes, the author cites other well-known, reliable sourcesYes, it was written this year (2014)Unbiased because the author shared facts and evidence and not her own opinionsYes, the author has a doctorate in this fieldYes

07.01 Evaluating a Speaker Worksheet
Element of the SpeechWhat the Speaker SaysEffect on the Audience
Claim:

What is the speaker’s claim?

Point of View

From whose point of view is the speech told?

Evidence

What evidence is presented to support the claim?

Ideas

What ideas are stated which are related to the claim?

Emphasis

What points are emphasized within the speech?

Tone

What is the tone or mood of the speaker?