Chose a Scholarly and Popular Article
Compare the content of the articles
Contrast the articles (how they’re different) using
3 selected criteria 2 key points or ideas from each article
Reference Page
Page Length, Grammar, Spelling, Sentence structure
BIO 101: Writing Assignment: Compare and Contrast Two Articles
Directions: Follow the steps below to write a paper that compares two articles, one that is more popular and one that is more scholarly. The paper will be submitted to your BIO 101 lab instructor. Paper due date: Check with your lab instructor, your syllabus, or the Biology Lab blog blogs.nvcc.edu/albio/al-biology-laboratory-schedules
Step 1. Pick a Topic. Pick any biology topic such as evolution, biotechnology, genetics, environmental concerns, etc. You can get some ideas from the table of contents of your biology textbook. Topic Selected: __________________________________________________
Step 2. Find Two Articles. Find two articles on your selected topic, one that is more popular (magazine or newspaper) and one that is more scholarly, using the library article databases linked on the BIO 101 Lab Research Guide (libguides.nvcc.edu/bio101-al). Create citations for the two articles you found:
Popular Periodical Article (Newspaper or Magazine) Citation:
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Scholarly Journal Article Citation: _______________________________________________________________________
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After you have found your articles and completed your citations, you can have them reviewed by a librarian to check that you have one of each type of article and to check your citations.
Step 3. Read Articles & Take Notes. Look for, identify, and take notes on: Article characteristics (select only three of these to focus on) :
Author credentials What are the qualifications of the authors to write these articles? What are their educational credentials and affiliations? What experience do they have writing about this topic? Audience Who is the intended audience? Consider language/jargon, concepts.
References Describe any references or works cited, including the amount of references, type of references, where in the article the references are provided. Publisher Identify the publisher and any relevant information about the publisher.
Purpose Why was the article written?
Editing Is it peer reviewed? Or basic editing? How do you know?
Notes on Popular Periodical Article (Newspaper or Magazine)
Popular Article Characteristic 1 (e.g., describe the author credentials ): _______________________________________________________________________
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Popular Article Characteristic 2 (e.g., who is the intended audience & how can you tell): _______________________________________________________________________
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Popular Article Characteristic 3 (e.g., describe any references
or works cited ): _______________________________________________________________________
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Article Main Point 1:
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Article Main Point 2:
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_______________________________________________________________________ Notes on Scholarly Journal Article Scholarly Article Characteristic 1 (e.g., describe the author credentials ): _______________________________________________________________________
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Scholarly Article Characteristic 2 (e.g., who is the intended audience & how can you tell): _______________________________________________________________________
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Scholarly Article Characteristic 3 (e.g., describe any references
or works cited ): _______________________________________________________________________
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Article Main Point 1:
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Article Main Point 2:
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Compare Content of the Two Articles _______________________________________________________________________
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Step 4. Write a Paper. Use your notes from Step 3 as the basis to write a 2-3 page paper (double-spaced; size 12 font) comparing and contrasting the popular and scholarly articles you found: A. Use THREE criteria from the list below to describe and discuss for each article:
Author credentials
What are the qualifications of the authors to write these articles? What are their educational credentials and affiliations? What experience do they have writing about this topic? Audience Who is the intended audience? How can you tell? Consider language/jargon, concepts. References Describe any references or works cited, including the amount of references, type of references, where in the article the references are provided. Publisher Identify the publisher and any relevant information about the publisher.
Purpose Why was the article written?
Editing Is it peer reviewed? Or basic editing? How do you know?
B. Compare the content of the popular and scholarly articles. ▪ Describe 2-3 key points from each article. ▪ How is the content similar? ▪ How is the content different? The paper should be in your own words and include examples to highlight and support your observations. Only brief quotations should be used when appropriate. You do not need to submit the full-text of the two articles you used, but you must include a reference or works cited page with consistent formatting.
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