Lesson 2: Making Progress on YOUR Research Process
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Selection 2: Using sources responsibly and ethically
Big idea: For the rest of the research process, you will continue to learn through a range of texts. You are literally surrounded by text all the time. Look around you right now - what texts are you engaging with or are impacting you? You see these words, but you also might see other tabs on your browser; the label of a snack on your table…You might be listening to music (with lyrics) or be checking updates while doing your work. The last time you were out of your house, how many different types of texts did you see or hear? (Here’s part of a list to get you started… music, street signs, gps navigation, a video game, game instructions, various updates, snap stories, twitter feed….) With such a flood of texts, why do you think documenting sources is important?
Case 1. If you are telling your friend about an app, he or she might not care about the website where you read information. Case 2. On the other hand, if you are looking at reviews before spending money on a movie, you might care more about one friend’s opinion than another friend’s OR you might think reviews from Rotten Tomatoes are better than those somewhere else OR you might be willing to just go by the number of likes under its movie trailer. In Case 1, getting a free app requires a low investment for your friend. If your information is bad or flawed, all the friend needs to do is delete it-- perhaps only some time was wasted. In Case 2, you are investing time and money to go see the movie. If you like making the best decision possible, you would want reliable information. You make that judgment based on experience and your relative expertise on which movies you like.
Reading strategy: Make connections: You’ve read a bit about this topic, what other examples can you think of where audience and expertise matter? For example, what if you are making a big investment, like buying a house or hiring someone to fix something? What would you need?
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