COM 1100 - Public Speaking in Society - Dr. Loebs : Reading and Organizing

For Each Article you locate in your search:

READ

• Abstract -- Start here.  If the information provided here meets your needs, continue on.  If not, find an article that better fits your needs
• Introduction - What is the author proposing?
• Conclusion - What did the author discover?
• Literature Review, Methodology, Research, etc. - Start from the beginning and carefully read with your pen in hand so you can ANNOTATE
  • If you don't know a Word, look it up - Oxford English Dictionary

ANNOTATE - write all on and throughout your reading of the article

• Summarize - paragraphs or sections
• Reflect on arguments
• Evaluate the evidence