Library Instruction: Active Learning : ENG 1021: In-Class Activity

Finding and Understanding Scholarly Sources 

Scenario: You have to write a short research paper for English 1021. Your professor requires that at least two of the articles you include in your works cited are scholarly.

Consider: What does scholarly mean? What makes a source scholarly? Why is your professor even requiring scholarly sources? How do you find a scholarly source and then read it?

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Instructions:

Find Your Group Number on the Google Doc  below for your class time and write the name of each person in your group!

1. Each group has been provided with a sample research question and keywords and a sample scholarly article or original research article.

2. Skim headings of the article (ex. Introduction, Literature review)

3. Identify a claim or research question (Hint: look in Abstract!)

4. Identify the findings (Hint: Look in discussion/conclusion) 

5. Find one quote from an older article mentioned in the introduction or literature review

6. (If there is one) Methodology: Identify a group studied

7. Share out to the rest of the class

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