Question

Step 1:

Perform research to find at least two articles on the following topic: “The effects of climate change on polar bear populations”. You must find one article based on primary research and one based on secondary research. After reviewing the articles, recreate and complete the table below which you will submit for feedback.

	Article 1	Article 2
Source
Purpose of the periodical (news website, newspaper, journal)
Type of source: primary or secondary?
Type of article: scholarly or non-scholarly
Type of language used in article (describe)
Intended audience - who is the article written for?
Main point or main message of the article
How does the title catch attention? Does it accurately depict the main message?
List any opinions stated in the article. (Who’s opinion are they?)
How many authors?
How many people interviewed in the article (not applicable if this is original research)
How many sources listed in the bibliography or sources list?

Step 2:

Write a 1-paragraph summary of the comparison. Which one is the primary source? How are primary and secondary sources different from each other? Similar to each other? How can you tell which is which? You will submit this paragraph for feedback.

Answer 1

Out of the two articles we have studied, article 1 is non scholarist an article 2 is scholaristic. The purpose of both the articles is almost same that is alerting people about the the decline in polar bear population. The intended audience for both the articles are different. One article is is focused for common people while the other article is focused for researchers in the related fields. Both the articles accurately depict the main message. The article 2 is primary source while the article 1 is the secondary source.