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ENGL 102 - English Composition II (all classes): Peer-Reviewed & College-Level Sources Activities

Library information and resources for English 102 classes

Activity Instructions

Look at the two examples in each box. Evaluate them and decide which article matches the description of the box. Be prepared to discuss why you think one article is peer-reviewed or college level and why the others are not.

Peer-Reviewed or not Peer-Reviewed?

Example 1: Fighting Food Insecurity on College Campuses

 

Example 2: Grit is Associated with Food Security among US Parents and Adolescents

 

  • Often includes statistics and data
  • Always has citations/works cited/references/bibliography
  • The authors are experts and use expert language 
  • Published in a peer-reviewed journal
  • Usually includes an abstract
  • Often has multiple authors
  • Usually is pretty long (10+ pages)

Popular

Example 1: Popular Article - Fighting Food Insecurity on College Campuses

 

Example 2: Popular Article - Age Well Senior Services Cites Food Insecurity on the Increase for County's Seniors

 

  • Often based on opinions
  • Usually has color, images, and advertisements
  • Typically from magazines and newspapers
  • Uses everyday language

College-Level?

Example 1: Food Insecurity in Prosperous NH

 

Example 2: 4 Ways To Fight Food Insecurity In America

  • Combines characteristics of peer-reviewed and popular articles
  • Author has knowledge of topic
  • Includes sources (not always as formal citations)
  • References research or experts
  • Substantial length (usually at least 5 pages)
  • Good sources for college-level articles include: The New York Times Magazine, The American Scholar, Financial Times, Orion Magazine, Scientific American, Discovery, Smithsonian, National Geographic, Time, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic
Subjects: English

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