Lateral Reading

Ms. Ramirez
 3 questions
to ask when 1. Who is behind the
you are information?

researching 2. What is the evidence?

3. What do other sources say?

Lateral Reading

Lateral reading is finding a source of information and digging deeper in your research by
pulling out information or keywords while you are reading to do an additional search based
on the information you find.
Step 1:
Open your browser
In your browser type in the topic you are researching.
Step 2:
Choose a search from the list.
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esse cillum dolore eu fugiat
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 Step 3:
Look at the date to
see how current the
article is.

Read the article

 Step 4:
Choose a keyword or
term that stood out to
you that you think
would be a strong
search.
 Step 5:
Choose a keyword or
term that stood out to
you that you think
would be a strong
search.
 Step 6:
Try a Wikipedia search and
check the references.
If you feel
necessary you
can continue
tab searching.