ASSIGNMENT: Each group will be responsible for presenting on one of the novels that you must choose from for your final paper:
Please go to tripod and find:
1) Book reviews of your book (newspaper, magazine)
2) Scholarly articles of your book (peer-edited scholarly journal)
And then look on the internet and find:
3) reviews of the book that are self-published (blogs, goodreads, amazon book reviews)
Your group should present a short description of the book with a slideshow that shows representative quotes from each of the categories above. End your presentation with a pitch for why this is the book that your classmates should choose. Please also take this opportunity to reflect on the differences between sources, the audience that they write for, and the ways that they establish authority and reliability.
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Scholarly journals are written by and for experts in a field. The articles tend to be long and contain many citations and footnotes. |
Popular magazines are written for a more general audience, and authors tend to be journalists or staff writers. The articles usually don't provide footnotes or detailed citations. |
For a more detailed analysis of the differences between these types of publications, see these sites: Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals video (Vanderbilt University) Scholarly vs. Popular Materials (NCSU Libraries)
Always Read Carefully! If your professor asks for a scholarly ARTICLE, make sure it's not a
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