Reading a Scholarly Journal Article

What is the purpose of reading the abstract?

• To determine if the article is relevant

• To determine if the article is interesting

• To determine if the article if age appropriate

• To find other resources that the author used.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

You should read the article in detail when you first read it.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What should you look for in the introduction?

• The answer to your research question.

• Conclusions made by the writer.

• Key ideas

• Citations used by the author

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What might you find in the conlcusion?

• Key ideas

• Important statistics

• Recommended readings

• What the researcher discovered.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What usually accompanies a table or chart in a journal article?

• narrative discussion

• a detailed breakdown of each element of the chart

• the author's opinion about the table or chart data

• the answer to the research question

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Looking through the reference section is pointless.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2