How well the articles relate to one another (e.g. does the secondary source sensationalize the issue?) and is there any problem in presentation for either?
1) Choose a broad area of global change from one of our three units (Climate, land use, and biodiversity) and search the secondary literature for a topic you find particularly interesting.
2) Find a secondary article that either focuses on OR cites a primary literature source.
3) Review both of these sources in terms of:
Citations for both articles in APA format
A summary of the topic, research presented, and key findings of the two articles. Include the key findings from the primary article and what the focus of the findings of the secondary article was
The quality of the presentation of each article separately – summarize their effectiveness in term of how well they present their key message in your opinion
How well the articles relate to one another (e.g. does the secondary source sensationalize the issue?) and is there any problem in presentation for either?