What is the research question being asked by the authors? What is it they are looking for?

I. Find two articles following these instructions.

1. Go to http://libguides.ivytech.edu/content.php?pid=56122.
2.Click on Online Resources.
3.Select JSTOR.
4.This is a search engine. Just enter key words and jstor will list articles it believes you want to see.
5.Click on a citation. This will open the file, but you will only see the first page.
6.In the box to the right, click on View PDF. This will give provide you with a printable PDF file.

Remember that you need two articles that you can relate to each other. Therefore, article selection is very important.

II. Summarize each article separately. Use the following questions as guidelines. The paper, however, should be written as a paper and not as a take home exam.

1. What is the research question being asked by the authors? What is it they are looking
for?

2. What is the method of the authors? How are they trying to answer their research
question? If the paper does not involve any empirical research, this question will
probably not help.

3. To what conclusion did the authors arrive? What did they find?

III. For each article, offer a critique. That is, tell me what you think of the article. Why is their research question interesting? Are their findings intuitive to your understanding of the world? Remember, a critique does not necessarily mean bad or good? It can be either way. Just tell me what you think. You should, however, support your position in some way.

IV. Finally, tell me how the information in these articles are related to each other. What topic do these articles have in common? What implications does one article have for the other? For example, do the findings in one article support or contradict the findings of the other? Is one an advance in knowledge over the other? Does the information contained in the two articles lead us to a new idea? These types of questions should be answered.

V. A reference page is required. You may select from either APA or MLA styles. If you need assistance with either of these styles, you may seek help at the Academic Support Center or online at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/.

Criteria:

1. Your paper should be at least three complete pages and no more than four (not including the reference page). Grades will be drastically cut for short papers.

2. Your paper should be double-spaced with 1 inch margins. It should be written in Times New Roman with a font that is no smaller than 10 pt or larger than 12 pt.