Evaluating Websites
After reviewing the video on Evaluating Websites, while using the checklist provided, create a Word Document and evaluate two websites:
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree OctopusInformation about the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus and what you can do to save it.
The second website is your choice
https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Format for Assignments: All assignments must be submitted through Blackboard with
student’s full name, my name, course title and section, and date at the top left corner on
first page only. Last name and page number on right as header on each subsequent
page. Title of the essay should be centered. All papers must be evenly double-spaced
with consistent font of 12 Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri print and in Word, wps,
odt, or rich text only.
Last Name 1
Student Name
Professor
English 101 – 76 or 86
Day Month Year
Title (centered, not bolded, italicized, or underlined)
Since academic papers require research to gather information to either inform your reader or to argue a side, it is necessary to evaluate from where your information comes. The information used in an academic paper must be valid and reliable. That means that the sources used to obtain your information must also be valid and reliable.
