January 7 & 8, 2026

Agenda

• Starter #1: 1/7 & 1/8

• Presentation: Reading a Scholarly Article

  • Resources:

    • About academic sources

    • Scholarly vs. popular

    • Types of information

    • Reading a scholarly article

• Assignment: Reading a Scholarly Article Practice

  • Tips for reading an academic article

  • Article #1: “The Origins of The Importance of Being Earnest”

    • Main idea of each page

    • Worksheet key

  • Article #2: “The Great Gatsby and the Suppression of War Experience”

• Project: 1920s Research Project

  • Directions

  • List of topics and articles

  • Worksheet