Global Civics – Human Rights & Rule of Law
Target:
Evaluating and analyzing diverse media sources to create meaning from
informational text and finding validity from differing perspectives.
Type of Source: (Newspaper –Online database)
Topic: Human Rights & Rule of Law (Perspective and Bias)
In class Assignment:
1 – What details from the document are important?
ADD TO: NoodleTools Project – “Global Civics DBQ Analysis 14-15”
 Create a Bibliography Citation for a NEWSPAPER, (from a database)
 USE Quick Cite to copy and paste the citation below
Wijayadasa, Somar. "Violators of International Law Dim Legacy of U.N." Global Information Network. 20 Aug. 2014:
n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SSKSAB-07024&artno=0000365836&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Rule%20of%20law&title=Violators%20of%20Internat
ional%20Law%20Dim%20Legacy%20of%20U.N.&res=N&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=Y&ic=N
Annotation Box (Source line)
Source Line Information:
What do we know about the author of the article, Somar Wijayadasa?
What do we know about the Inter Press Service?
What do we know about SIRS/ProQuest and how it gathers sources?
Who is responsible for the source – the name of the person and organizationwhat are their credentials?
1. Explain the "Validity and Weight" of expert who wrote the article, what
experiences are brought to the article.
2. Analyze the “Validity and Weight” of the database SIRS/PROQUEST and the
News Service and what they do.
Title of the Source - what does it tell you about article?
When was source created – and what significance does this have to the
relevance of the information?
Purpose of the source- What relevance does the document have in relationship
to the topic? Does the source have an editorial bias and what does that mean?
How did you gain access- What online database did we use and what
significance does that database have towards student research.
SUBMIT the CITATION / ANNOTATION
Global Civics – Human Rights & Rule of Law
NoodleTools –
Create a NEW set of Notes to Attribute to the Citation
Title / Main Idea – Human Rights and Rule of Law
Direct Quote Box (after skimming the article, analyze the argument from this
summary)
"The United Nations was founded 'to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war' and to reaffirm faith
in fundamental human rights. Yet, since the Second World War, good and evil countries have waged hundreds of
wars in which nearly 50 million people have been killed, tens of millions made homeless, and countless millions
injured and bereaved. No part of the world has escaped the scourge of war. The countless mechanisms
enshrined in the U.N. Charter to resolve conflicts by peaceful means have been rendered useless." (Global
Information Network) In this editorial, the author argues those who violate international law put the United
Nations at risk.
In your own words - Using this summary, create your own SOURCE LINE to
include:
The authors viewpoints, what is the purpose of the comments and what bias may
be present?
Think about the author/publishers viewpoint and their weight / validity.
Paraphrase Analysis
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
 What does the argument suggest about Human Rights and its relationship to
Rule of Law.
 What arguments - Bias and or Perspective - is presented by the author(s)statement
that “such actions not only erode the prestige of the United States ….”
 How significant is the source - what weight does the source have in terms of the
topic? Think about the author, the company SIRS/PROQUEST and Inter
Press News Service what they do.
My Ideas Comparison & Analysis
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Write a statement explaining how balancing finding the validity in differing
perspectives with bias and perspective from a newspaper editorial can change the
perspective of the evidence and or argument presented.
2 – What information is important?
Use the notes from the NoodleTools Global Civics Project 14-15:
Present the facts of the argument based on the content of the document (NEWSPAPER from an
online database).
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Add to Google Presentation (PowerPoint) that you created….
Create at least 2 additional slides:
o 1st Slide
 Re-state the source line in paragraph form
o 2nd Slide
 Write 3-4 sentences identifying the contents of the document from
the summary (newspaper article). How are the facts presented –
from what perspective or bias?
 Present an analysis and or argument for the document content
explaining the viewpoints and finding the validity of the differing
perspectives.