Overview
Direc!ons
After carefully reading each of the three ar!cles provided below, complete a wri$en periodical analysis for each ar!cle. You will be expected to iden!fy and examine examples of bias and assump!on in each of these ar!cles. Addi!onally, you will need to comment on
how language is used to sway the reader’s thinking, and whether or not this significantly impacts the validity of each ar!cle. As you write your responses, be sure to address all of the guiding ques!ons that are listed at the top of the Periodical Analysis document in the
Deliverables sec!on.
Each of the analysis documents you write will need to be 300–500 words in length and make reference to specific parts of each of the ar!cles. You may include direct quotes from the ar!cles with appropriate in-text cita!ons. (See the Ci!ng Your
Sources website in the Suppor!ng Materials sec!on for more informa!on on cita!ons.) Be sure to use correct grammar, spelling, wri!ng
conven!ons, tone, and style to suit your audience.
1. Read these three ar!cles:
Ar!cle One: Trump Travel Ban Makes America Less Safe: Ex-Top Security, State Officials
Ar!cle Two: Peer Reviewers Less Likely to Be Women
Ar!cle Three: Think You’re Not Biased? Think Again
2. A#er carefully reading each ar!cle, complete a wri$en (300- to 500-word) periodical analysis of each ar!cle. Use the Periodical
Analysis document in the Deliverables sec!on: There should be three Periodical Analysis documents completed in total.
Consider the amount of bias and assump!on in each ar!cle.
Consider how any bias or assump!on impacts the credibility and validity of the informa!on presented in the ar!cle.
Be sure to include responses to all of the guiding ques!ons listed at the top of the Periodical Analysis document in your wri$en
responses.
Be sure to cite all sources you have used to research this topic. For helpful informa!on on how to cite sources using APA
forma"ng, review the Ci!ng Your Sources website in the Suppor!ng Materials sec!on.
What to Submit
Every project has a deliverable or deliverables, which are the files that must be submi$ed before your project can be assessed. For this
project, you must submit the following:
Periodical Analysis
Complete this template three !mes, once for each assigned ar!cle.