Critical Reading and Researching Main Ideas

To prepare for this Assignment:

·Review the Learning Resource on Determining the Main Points of a
Reading.

·Choose one of the preselected journal articles in
this week’s Learning Resources.

·Applying the concepts from this week’s resources, critically read
the journal article, taking notes or engaging in any research methods that you
would like to try.

The Assignment:

Select three related main points from the journal article
(excluding the Abstract), and directly quote them.

In addition to the directly quoted main points, compose 1–2
sentences of rationale for each main point. Use these sentences to explain the
reason you selected each point from the journal article. Consider
the following questions in your rationale:

·Why are these three specific points the author’s main ideas?

·What makes them stand out to you as a critical reader?

·How are these main points related to one another?