Your Own Newspaper Article

peer-reviewed research article you understand well. Choose an article which would interest a lay person. You can use a research article you have already read for a class. A peer-reviewed research article will have an abstract, introduction, procedures, results, conclusion sections and a reference section with ten or more references.

In two pages, rewrite the research for a general, adult audience, in other words a lay person with at least a high school education. Think of someone like a parent, relative, neighbor, or English major roommate.

Use the tips we went over in lecture (Week 10) and in the handout (posted in FILES) about writing science to a lay person audience. Avoid jargon, use everyday vocabulary. After you have written it, evaluate every word to make sure the word is not jargon, and can be easily understood by your target audience