Pre-Reading Exercise: Things to consider:
Read the abstract. Initial thoughts?
Have you read any of the sources? Should you? What do they indicate?
Are there images, tables, figures, diagrams, etc., in the article? Do they help you understand the research and inform you as the reader?
Search the Web for the author of the article. Is the author established in his/her field? Does the author speak with authority?
First Reading Exercise: Things to consider:
What information is fact? What information is opinion?
What opinions are supported? How well are they supported?
Is there a gap in information? In logic?
Can you find instances of bias?
Is the author successfully persuasive?
