Scholarly Articles Assignment Format

Scholarly Article Assignment (Due on the 2^nd class)

Typed and printed, 12 pt Times New Roman font, with 1 inch margins.

 Format

Sources: (Total of 2 articles)

1) Article Provided by Teacher:

You will be given an article by the teacher, within at least five days of the assignment due date.

2) Article Provided by Student (select 1 article)

Site: Hunter College Databases (JSTOR, ERIC, or SAGE) or Google Scholar

·        Go to Hunter College website

·       Click on “Libraries” on top header bar. 

·       On new page, click “Databases/Articles” under the “Find” group.

·       Browse Databases by Title (ERIC, JSTOR, SAGE) using appropriate database for topic.

 (ERIC is best used for Education topics, whereas JSTOR and SAGE are best for all other topics)

3) Select an article that best relates to the topic being studied for the week.  Articles must be at least three pages in length, and must be written by a different author than the article provided by the teacher.

• Use the following template for each article (there are 2 articles in total):

*Article dates should be appropriate to the topics:

No article should be written more than 25 years ago (1989 to present).

For best scholarship, articles should be as current as possible (within last five years).

Please use the following template:

1. Article citation written in Chicago Style Format (5 points total)

·       http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

2. Summary in your own words: (A minimum of 6 sentences, but no more than 2 paragraphs)

In your summary answer the following questions: (5 points total)

·        Why did you select the article?

·        What is the author’s main argument?

§  What is the author attempting to prove about the topic?

·        Provide three pieces of evidence from the article, supporting the author’s main argument. 

§  You are allowed to use only one quote from the article.

§  Other pieces of evidence must be paraphrased (explain it in your own words)

·        Do you agree or disagree with any of their arguments?  What are your opinions?

***  When you quote directly from the article, make sure to use quotations marks (“…”).  

***  Address the author in your summary, not the article. 

§  Correct:    Eric Foner poses a direct inquiry…

§  Incorrect:  The article says that…

If there are more than two authors, refer to them in your summaries as “Gazidis, Shumar, et al. describes the institution as being…”