Research Article #1 Response
First, read your first research article (actually read it). A guide to reading academic articles is to first read closely their introduction, then their conclusion, and discussion of the findings.
If you find something you’d like to include in your own research find their citation on the Works Cited/Reference page.
Then, write a detailed synthesis of the article that includes:
What is the general argument the author(s) are making in their work?
More specifically, what are they arguing? And what are they suggesting by making this argument?
The significance of this stance (i.e. does it allow for a better/unique understanding of this issue?
To what extent do you agree with this stance? Disagree?
500 words minimum
Response papers will be worth 20 points. It requires an in-depth reading of the academic article first followed by a detailed synthesis that hits on all four components in a minimum of 500 words. What you write for your responses will eventually end up in your research paper.
Article: Reframing Policy Discourse on the School‑to‑Prison Pipeline BY Wei‑Ling Sun1 · Angela Valenzuela
