ENGL 102 Week 6 Discussion

ENGL 102  Week 6 Discussion | Southwestern College

Assignment 6.2: Discussion (Deliverable: Discussion post)

Description

For this assignment, you will compare published articles in a journal to evaluate the format and parts of published pieces of writing. This activity will help you determine how essays in a field of interest to you are structured.

Instructions

1.  Collect at least three articles from the same scholarly journal or from more than one journal in the same field (medicine, economics, history, etc.).

2.  Read and analyze the journal articles and consider whether there is an underlying format or organizational pattern in the articles. Consider these questions as you compare the articles:

·         What does the article include at its beginning?

·         What does the article include at its end?

·         Are research methods or opposing arguments described in approximately the same place?

3.  In a post to the Discussion Board, list your articles and describe the parts that each of the articles includes.

4.  Be sure to read others’ posts and respond to at least two posts by comparing and contrasting the regular elements and patterns that you discovered in your research with what your peer found.

Writing Requirements

·         Your initial post should be around 200 words, and responses should each be about 100 words, but don’t hesitate to write more if your comparisons of these article sets would benefit from additional detail.

·         Please be sure to treat the discussion forums with the same academic approach as you would a written assignment. This applies to your initial response as well as peer responses and follow-up.

Participation Requirements:

Consult the grading rubric in the Faculty & Course Info section for the grading criteria.

Original discussion board posts:

·         Create a thread for your original post identified with your name.

·         200 words long with proper punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

Responses to discussion board posts:

·         Respond to two peers, minimum (you are expected to continue to engage with peers/instructor beyond these two responses)