CAMPER

CAMPER – CRITICAL QUESTIONING SHEET

C Consequences Consistency

• What are the consequences of believing this?

How consistent is the information?

A Assumptions

Accuracy

What assumptions have been made here?How accurate is the data/information?

M Meaning Main Points

What is the meaning of this?

What is the main point here?

P Prejudice Point of view

What prejudice is being shown here?What other points of view could be expressed?

E Evidence ExamplesWhat evidence is being given to support the claim?

What examples are being given to back up the claim?

R Relevance Reliability

How relevant are these claims?

How reliable is the source, writer, information?

THREE LEVEL GUIDE

•Reading the lines - literal•Reading between the lines- interpretive•Reading beyond the lines- applied

RAINFORESTS AT RISK

• C- Consequences of believing this

• We realise that animals are losing their habitat and becoming extinct. We try to protect the forests.

• A- Assumptions• That rainforests are not being replaced by re-

planting

• M- meaning• The rainforests are being destroyed to make

place for buildings

• P- other Point of View• That timber is a much needed resource justifying

the felling of trees• Land is required for dwellings

• E – Evidence• That some birds animals and plants have become

extinct

• R- Relevance• It is relevant in today’s world• Rainforests once covered 14% of the land• Today it covers 6