Practice​: ​Analyzing a Source for Credibility Using the
APPARTS Method
Directions​: Look at the site link below and fill out the chart to determine
whether or not this source is credible or not.
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/31/792737851/u-s-population-growth-in-2019-is-slowest-in-a-century
A
(Author)
Who is the author? What do you
know about them? Do a google
search on them and see if you can
find information about them that
would help you prove their
qualifications to write the article.
(Education, Experience writing,
pieces they have written…)
P
(Place and time)
Place= Website it came off of.
Time: When was it published?
P
(Prior Knowledge)
What do you already know about
the source? What do you know
about the topic/subject?
A
(Audience)
Who was the source written for?
Who is the intended audience?
What I know about the Source:
What I know about the topic/subject of the article:
R
(Reasoning)
What was the purpose of the
document? (entertainment /
persuasion / information)
T
(The Main Idea)
What is the source saying? What is
the main idea?
S
(Significance)
How could the source be
important to the person reading
it? What might it provide for the
reader?