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English 160 &161: Introduction to Library Research

Group Activity

Look at the three sources below. What do you see that is different about them? Is anything similar? Think about the following:

1. Who are the authors? What do you know about them? 

2. What is the format of the article? For example, does it have different headings? Is it long or short? 

3. Does the article contain citations and references?

4. What type of publications are these? (Newspaper articles, magazine articles, scholarly articles, blog posts, etc.)

5. Who are they written for? 

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