Academic Research: Three (3) sources
Find three (3) journal articles, essays, or book chapters that relate to some aspect of the source assigned in the CRA and that will help you to better evaluate the argument made in the source. The sources you select might provide additional or conflicting evidence to that contained in the CRA source; they might offer supporting or alternative claims, arguments, or conclusions. The important thing is to find sources that you believe will help you answer some of the questions or solve some of the problems raised while reading the CRA things that need to be addressed before you can effectively critique the source. Be very deliberate about the sources that you select; you will be evaluated on how well you can articulate how these sources will help you write a better critique. You should choose sources published after 1980, since they are more likely to reflect current scholarship.
Writing the Comparative Source Examination Paper
In 4-5 pages, write a carefully constructed essay that summarizes the argumentation in each of your three selected sources, just as you did in the Critical Reading Assignment. Your paper should:
1. Introduce your three sources and provide a brief reference to how these sources have added to or changed your understanding of the topic and the scholar argument in the CRA.
2. Summarize each scholar argument and how the argument is constructed in each source (consider the scholar sources, research question, thesis, claims, and evidence)
3. Articulate what each source adds to your understanding of the topic and how the source relates to the original CRA source. Consider the following while examining each source and comment as relevant:
Does it support the argument made in the CRA source? Or does it provide an alternative hypothesis or counter-argument?
