Have students locate a peer-reviewed or refereed journal article through InfoTrac OneFile or PA Research II on a topic of their choice. Then have students locate a non peer-reviewed article on the same topic from the database. The assignment is to write a five-page response paper comparing and contrasting the two articles. Have students keep a journal of their weekly experiences as first-year college students. The paper should look into some of the societal causes of rape and prevention measures that are used on various college campuses.
Students are to use peer-reviewed journals, books, and Web sites.
Have students find articles about the 2000 presidential election from news or general interest magazines, i.e. New York Times or Newsweek , and articles from a journal of commentary and opinion, i.e. Mother Jones or The Progressive . They are to write a five-page research paper discussing their findings on how the two sources reported a topic relating to the aftermath of the election. Have students research the role that religion has played in one political or civil rights movement in history. Have students prepare a research translation from a selected scientific research journal. A research translation describes the scientific results of the paper.