Leandro Suriel_LATERAL READING 1.

 

Worksheet

Intro to Lateral Reading Question Points

Use the questions below to evaluate the following post: https://twitter.com/loisbeckett/status/973922437170593793Ā 

Short URL: https://goo.gl/kYY2JFĀ Ā 

  1. What is the name of the Twitter account? Do you know anything about this source already? (Although itā€™s okay to start with something like the Twitter profile, you also need to go outside the post!)Ā 

The name is Lois Beckett . I tried to read the poster, I couldnā€™t. I just know that they are protesting in silence using posters outside of the middle school.

 

  1. What can you learn about the person behind the Twitter account? (You will probably need to leave Twitter to do this!)

I could not find a lot of information on twitter. She is a reporter on social media, her main focus are gun violence andĀ  gun policy.


  1. What sources did you use to learn about the person behind the Twitter account? How do you know that these are good sources?


I use her twitter account and a website known as propublica that has a short summary of her. Ā The website has a good structure and itā€™s domain is .org

  1. Based on your lateral reading, do you think this account is a trustworthy source of information about the school walkouts? Explain.

Yes, I think it is because the data proves such as pictures.