Distinguish scholarly, popular, and sponsored sources with URL-suffix heuristics and database literacy (CCSS W.7.8)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~6 min eng.g7.f.ex_10

Url Suffix Verification

Prompt

For each URL suffix, name what it TYPICALLY signals + give one COUNTEREXAMPLE: .edu / .gov / .org / .com / .net

M-7-F-RES-EX-10-A Interactive Physical / non-image

URL-suffix verification worksheet with 5 suffix rows + signal + counterexample columns. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
5 suffixes named + 5 counterexamples = 4; 5 named + 3-4 counterexamples = 3; 5 named only = 2; <5 = 1
Hints
  1. .edu typically academic but can be student personal page.
  2. .org typically nonprofit but can be advocacy/sponsored.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treats URL suffix as definitive.
  • Forgets that .org is split (Brookings vs. advocacy group).
Used in lessons