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English II Articles for Discussion
How to skim an article
- Read the title and any additional information below or near the title.
- Identify the author and anything you can find out about him/her.
- Determine the "source" - publication or website the article/webpage is from - what do you know or what can you determine about that source?
- Read the first paragraph or first several sentences.
- Check how long it is and how it is structured.
- Read any headings or noticeable quotes or call-outs in the margins.
- Go to the end of the article and see what information about the author, source, or content is provided.
Activity 1
Which source type is it?
Use the links to view and skim your assigned article. If you are off-campus or on a personal laptop, you will need to login with your G# and password when prompted.
Source Types Used in Activity
Source Type |
Intended Audience |
Type of Information |
Purpose |
Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia/Reference source | general audience with little or no prior knowledge of topic | widely accepted factual information
|
to educate readers new to a topic; to provide overview and background information | |
| News/Magazine article | general audience with no or little prior knowledge of the topic |
information and opinions about popular topics, current events, and social issues short articles are on a surface level; longer articles may go more in-depth or cover a wide variety of perspectives on the topic |
to inform readers about current events and issues to potentially persuade an audience that has a particular interest in the topic or subject area to provide an overview of a broad but current topic |
|
| Academic Book or eBook | general or academic audience, depending on the complexity of the book; individuals who have a particular interest in the topic |
depending on the book, information may be written for novices or people who are new to the topic; vocabulary will be defined and main concepts will be fully explained more advanced academic books intended for other scholars will use more sophisticated language and specialized vocabulary; ideas will be explored in depth and existing research will be referenced; new research or ideas may be presented in full detail and connected to existing research or theory |
to cover a broad topic comprehensively or to delve into finer details of a complex topic that can only be addressed in a lengthy work |
The American Dream, Revisited : Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results |
| Scholarly/Peer Reviewed Journal Article | academic audience of scholars and experts in a field |
articles written by scholars for other scholars often on a very narrow topic articles are often peer-reviewed, or reviewed by other experts in the field for quality, originality, and value to the scholarly conversation on the topic |
to share the results of a research study or in-depth analysis of an issue with other scholars to participate in a scholarly conversation about a topic of research interest to the author |
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