DBQ Project Lesson 5
Target: Identifying key information from the DBQ source line and making comparisons to and
evaluating a bibliography citation.
Type of Source: Online Database (Newspaper) – SIRS Issues Researcher
Topic: Human Rights and Govt. Powers- Education/common Core
Step 1
 Click on the document URL below and skim read 2 articles.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SSKSAB-08477&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N&keyno=0000008297&leadiss=Y&taglist=0000354915ART0000352598
ART0000346689ART0000316796ART0000307159ART0000340532ART0000339942ART0000319532ART000031
7811ART0000343530ART0000344967ART0000345359ART0000187195ART0000339818ART0000248861ART&a
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Opposing Viewpoints – Close Reading
1. CIRCLE the arguments that Support Common Core
2. SQUARE the arguments that Oppose Common Core
3. TRIANGLE Who is FOR and OR Opposed to Common Core
Boychuk, Ben, and Joel Mathis. "Does the US Need Common Core Education Standards?." McClatchy Tribune News Service. 29 Jan. 2015: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 07 Feb. 2016.
Layton, Lyndsey. "In Mass., a Push to Let Voters Weigh In on Common Core Standards." Washington
Post. 10 Sep. 2015: A.9. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 07 Feb. 2016.
Step 2
 Create 2 bibliography citations for a Newspaper article accessed via an Online Database.
 Fill in the information from the document into Noodle Tools.
o Source accessed from (name of the database)
o Document URL (at the bottom of the article, not in the search bar – gives direct
access to the article)
o Author(s) of the article (complete name)
o “Title of the article”
o Title of Source (The Newspaper in this case)
o Publication Date of Source
Step 3
Annotation Box
Instructions: Create a source line by answering the following questions.
1. Who is the author of each source?
2. What is the name of each newspaper that the author writes for?
3. How did you access this source?
4. What is the title of each article?
5. Identify the date of publication for each article. Is the information current and credible?
6. Describe the validity and credibility of the author for each article.
7. Describe the validity and credibility of each newspaper.
8. Describe the validity and credibility of the online database.
Instructions: Now that you have answered the questions above, write a source line that
includes all of the necessary information.
Step 4
Submit the citation and annotation
Step 5
 Create a new set of notecards
 Create a title – “Human Rights and Government Powers/Common Core
 In the “Source” box, attribute your work to the correct source.
Step 6
Direct Quotation Box
Opposing Viewpoints – Close Reading
1. CIRCLE the arguments that Support Common Core
2. SQUARE the arguments that Oppose Common Core
3. TRIANGLE Who is FOR and OR Opposed to Common Core
Instructions: Take the information from the close reading exercise that you completed earlier
and respond to the following.
1. Choose ONE Direct Quote from EACH article that you believe best represents the strongest
argument from each perspective. Type that quote along with who stated it into the Direct
Quotation Box.
Step 7
Paraphrase or Summary Box
Instructions: Answer the questions below in the Paraphrase or Summary Box.
1. Describe the argument that is presented by each author.
2. How do the author’s main ideas about human rights and government powers relate to
what we have been talking about in class?
Step 8
My Ideas Box
Instructions: Answer the questions below in the My Ideas Box
1. Describe the similarities between a Source Line and a Bibliography citation.
2. What are your thoughts about the author’s arguments? Explain why you agree or disagree
with their point of view.
3. Do you think both articles have a valid counterpoint?
Step 9
Instructions: Follow the step-by-step process below.
Create 4 additional slides in your Google Slides Human Rights DBQ Project:
1. Slide 1 – Topic Slide
a. You will create a topic slide each time that we look at a new source.
b. The topic of this source is Human Rights, Government Powers, Common Core
2. Slide 2 – Source Line
a. In the Annotation Box on Noodle Tools, you already created a source line, copy and
paste that source line into this slide.
3. Slide 3 – Paraphrase
a. In the Paraphrase Box on Noodle Tools, you already summarized the main idea of
the article. Copy and paste the information from your paraphrase box into this slide.
4. Slide 4 – Argument and Analysis
a. In the My Ideas Box in Noodle Tools, you wrote several thoughts about your
agreement or disagreement with the author. Copy and paste the information that
you wrote in the my ideas box into this slide.