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3 Ecological everything that relates to

4 Economic everything that has to do with

5 Social everything that relates to b What are the biggest problems in your world today? Look at the world surrounding your life (your school, friends, family, city), or look at the bigger world (your country, continent, planet). Write them in the mind map.

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Demographic Ecological

Economic

Proefversie©VANIN d Read the grid about how to use online sources.

How to choose and use online sources?

Golden rule: be critical and gather as much information as possible from different sources.

Other rules to check if a source is reliable:

1 Check the author and publisher. <grootte bolletjes: zie bv BU4 p 121>

• Who is the author? Are they mentioned? Do they really exist?

• Do they write for (other) well-known newspapers or websites?

2 Check the date of the article.

• Is the information still up to date?

• Is this the original article? If not, find the original article to guarantee authenticity.

3 Check the sources the author used to write their article.

• Are the sources mentioned? Are they reliable? If not, this may not be a reliable source as well.

• Did the author represent the information from his sources correctly?

4 Check the title

• Is the title neutral? Sensational titles could mean that the article is only meant to shock or entertain (and may not be very reliable).

• Always read the article and not just the title.

5 Check how the information is presented.

• Are there a lot of spelling mistakes?

• Have the images been edited?

• Do they use a lot of capital letters and exclamation marks?

Avoid plagiarism:

Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work (texts, art, music ...) and present it as your own. That is stealing.

That’s why you should always mention your sources when you write an article. That way others can check whether or not your work is reliable.