Article Review: Can Living Abroad Make You More Creative?

Project 1 step-by-step

Step 1: Find an article

First, locate a ​credible article, relevant to your chosen topic​. It should be published in the last five years and from one of the following sources.

● Pew Research Center​. If you cannot find an article on Pew Research

● Social Issues Research Centre

● Psychology Today

● Gallup

● Five Thirty-Eight

● The Atlantic

**select an article that focuses on people's opinions, beliefs, or actions on the topic​--for example, students use of smartphones in class, Americans' opinions on proposed immigration changes, public concerns over nuclear missiles, etc.



Step 2: Read and make margin notes on your article

Read​ your selected article carefully.

Complete the "Write" activity on p. 129-130 of your CGR textbook. To submit it:

●make notes directly on the electronic source using Apple Preview, Adobe Acrobat,

DocHub (via Google docs), etc., upload the marked PDF article to your FLE 101>Project 1 Folder.



Step 3: Write a draft of your article summary

Review the​ Project 1 Assignment Details​ ​and ​Project 1 Student Samples​ (in the "Project Details, Rubrics & Samples" Moodle block).



A few reminders:

● Begin your summary with a​ clear introduction​ that includes the type of work, title, author, and main point

○ Ex: In the Pew Research article, "Four Kinds of Reading," sociologist Donald Hall, presents his research on how people have different reading habits.

● Generally, use the ​simple present tense​.

● Do not include your own ideas, opinions, or interpretations in the summary.

● Use ​attribution phrases​ for every sentence that includes an idea, phrase, or quotation

from the article. Doing so reminds the reader this is a summary, and clearly shows that the ideas came from another source--not you.

○ Ex:​ "According to the author...." "The author goes on to add that..." "Moreover, as the article mentions..."

● Include an ​evaluation ​explaining ​why you selected ​this particular article and ​what you might want to research more specifically ​about this topic in Projects 2-4.

● Include a ​complete reference citation​ below the summary.