Presentation Type
Lesson Demonstration
Location
Simmons University, Boston MA 02115
Start Date
14-12-2018 9:35 AM
End Date
14-12-2018 10:15 AM
Description
This presentation demonstrated a lesson on effectively reading scholarly research articles which was used with students in a first year English course. In the lesson, students are given a relatively short scholarly article, some guidance in effective techniques for breaking down and understanding this kind of article, and a worksheet to guide their process. When they complete the worksheet, they're given an article on a similar topic from a popular source and use a shorter worksheet to compare the two. The lesson ends with a group discussion. Students get practice, in a supportive environment, in understanding how to parse a scholarly article. Learning outcomes include applying effective article reading techniques, analyzing information found and restating points in their own words, and comparing characteristics of a scholarly article with one from a popular source. This is a 75 minute activity, created by synthesizing and building upon multiple activities and lesson plans found online.
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Reading Scholarly Articles
Simmons University, Boston MA 02115
This presentation demonstrated a lesson on effectively reading scholarly research articles which was used with students in a first year English course. In the lesson, students are given a relatively short scholarly article, some guidance in effective techniques for breaking down and understanding this kind of article, and a worksheet to guide their process. When they complete the worksheet, they're given an article on a similar topic from a popular source and use a shorter worksheet to compare the two. The lesson ends with a group discussion. Students get practice, in a supportive environment, in understanding how to parse a scholarly article. Learning outcomes include applying effective article reading techniques, analyzing information found and restating points in their own words, and comparing characteristics of a scholarly article with one from a popular source. This is a 75 minute activity, created by synthesizing and building upon multiple activities and lesson plans found online.
Comments
The presentation, as well as all the materials used in the activity, can be found on Google Drive here: http://bit.ly/hilarykraus-nelig2018-docs