Apply lateral reading and click restraint for digital source evaluation (CCSS W.7.8; SHEG Civic Online Reasoning)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~9 min
eng.g7.f.ex_45
Click Restraint Search Exercise
Prompt
For your research topic, perform a Google search. Document the first 5 results. For each, classify scholarly / popular / sponsored. Document which result(s) you would CLICK to read carefully + justify.
M-7-F-RES-EX-45-A
Interactive
Physical / non-image
Search-results audit worksheet with 5 result rows + classification + click-decision columns. Print-ready 8.5x11.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
5 results documented + classifications + click decisions justified = 4; 5 documented + classifications = 3; 5 documented only = 2; <5 = 1
Hints
- Don't trust the top result — scroll and read snippets first.
- Open scholarly sources when they appear in the first 5.
Misconceptions to watch
- Clicks first result without evaluation.
- Treats all top results as equally credible.
Used in lessons