Task:
1. Students will read one professional journal article on any health topic. Example: JAMA, The New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Nursing etc...
2. Read one news article of mass publication. Example: The New York Times, USA Today etc...The topics do not have to be about the same topic!
3. Students will prepare a short outline of each article (one page is fine) and then compare the different and similiar types of information presented in each type of article. Example: Which article gave sources of all of their conclusions? Which article gave scientific back up for their thoughts? etc.
Response should be 2 to 3 pages in length.