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FYS Landmarks and Legends: Learning Local History

CRAAP Resource Evaluation Test

CURRENCY

RELEVANCE

AUTHORITY

ACCURACY

PURPOSE

Evaluating Web Resources

Resource Evaluation Exercise

                                                                           

Use the CRAAP test to evaluate your resource.

Primary Vs. Secondary Resources

In pairs, you will be assigned to determine if a source listed below is primary or secondary. Explain why. Keep in mind that primary/secondary status is dependent upon what you are writing about. So the same source could be primary or secondary, depending upon the angle of your paper.