The Real Hotel Rwanda

Read this article about the characters in the Hotel Rwanda. Then you will be assigned one of the following tasks (letters) to evaluate the article. Make sure you can answer all the questions for the letter you have been assigned.

1. E → Evidence

Do the facts hold up?

Choose 1 fact from this story. (ex. names of key individuals, a specific event that took place, a quote, a photograph, etc.). Verify the fact. In other words, find another source that independently reported the same fact (not a story that references the story you already have).

Fact 1: Confirmed? YES / NO

Source:

2. S → Source

Who made this, and can I trust them?

Track down the following information for your news story. You will need to show where this info is to a teacher and get their initials for each of the three items.

1. The publisher (The site or organization that provided a space for this story; for example, The Washington Times. There should be an “about” section that gives info about the publisher.)

2. The author(s) (The name(s) and profession(s) of the person or people who wrote it; for example, Sally Hawk, technology reporter)

3. One source of information within the story (A person, document or other source for the facts used in the story; for example, Juan Ortiz, a computer science professor, or Tech Times magazine survey on app usage)

3. C → Context

What’s the big picture?

What is the main issue or event in this story?

What is one other source of information or voice that might provide a more complete picture of what is going on? (who else would you interview?)