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Combating Intolerance: Overview

Introduction

Combating Intolerance

Keeping up with current events often feels like a full time job. The news cycles can change from moment to moment, and it's not easy to know what information can be trusted or believed. As we scroll through our media feeds, scan articles online, and encounter information from a wide variety of sources, we must begin considering the CREDIBILITY, the ACCURACY, the RELIABILITY, and the DATE (called the CARD test). We must also seek multiple perspectives, because it can be difficult to find unbiased information. For today's activity, please scrutinize the information you find and think about the following: 

Who is responsible for the information? Do you trust the source? 

What is motivation of the person publishing the information? 

Can the information be verified in more than one source? 

Resources

Write about the following:

  • ​​What does the class want to create? 
  • How will the information be depicted? 
  • What words - think keywords - are appropriate and respectful when discussing these topics? 

Demonstrators block the annual LGBTQ pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 30, 2019. About a dozen protesters chained together blocked the parade for an hour and then left after police declined to arrest them.
Demonstrators block the annual LGBTQ pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 30, 2019. About a dozen protesters chained together blocked the parade for an hour and then left after police declined to arrest them.
Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
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Source Citation

Source Citation   (MLA 8th Edition)
"Annual LGBTQ Parade In San Francisco." UPI Photo Collection, 2019. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/VGVZMM390167966/OVIC?u=jwrobinson_e&sid=OVIC&xid=08b199c8. Accessed 30 Oct. 2019.

Gale Document Number: GALE|VGVZMM390167966

Read and Gather Information:

  • Databases - Consider using the databases linked below; the Biography in Context and News databases might be especially useful. 
  • Web Searches - As you search on the web, be sure to consider the CARD characteristics (see above for reminders). 

Care to learn how to create and publish a Google Site? Begin HERE.