Grade 7 Fall — Research Process, MLA Citation, Source Evaluation, and Multi-Source Synthesis
English · RES G7 eng.g7.f.res.lateral_reading_digital

Apply lateral reading and click restraint for digital source evaluation (CCSS W.7.8; SHEG Civic Online Reasoning)

Apply lateral reading — open multiple tabs to evaluate one source by checking what others say about it (author, publisher, claim). Apply click restraint — do not trust the top search result; scroll, read snippets, open multiple tabs before committing. Use reverse-image-search for visual claims. Recognize SEO-optimized misinformation patterns.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Reads the source carefully BEFORE evaluating it — wastes time on sources that should be rejected.
  • Trusts the top search result because it appears first.

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
3 For your research topic, perform a Google search. Document the first 5 results. For each, classify scholarly / popular / sponsored.... click restraint search exercise
4 Apply lateral reading to a website source. Open 4 tabs (author / publisher / claim / competing claims) and document what you found.... lateral reading audit