8th grade ANALYZING WEBSITES

Before completeing the Analyzing Website worksheet with your partner, view the following links:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html

The 5 W's

Who
Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
Is a biography of the author included?
How can you find out more about the author?

What
What does the author say is the purpose of the site?
What else might the author have in mind for the site?
What makes the site easy to use?

When
When was the site created?
When was the site last updated?

Where
Where does the information come from?
Where can I look to find out more about the producer/sponsor?

Why
Why is this information useful for my purpose?
Why should I use this information?
Why is this page better than another?

Choose one of the following sites to analyze:

http://oncolink.upenn.edu/

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm

http://www.wemarket4u.net/fatfoe/

http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html

http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/