English 102

This page is a support for students attending the Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 ENG 102 class sessions in person. Here you will find links to sources and suggestions for skimming information in order to decide if it is useful. 

In-class activity 

1. Click on the linked source and skim it individually for 60 seconds
2. Identify 3 things you can learn in your 60 second skim
3. Does this source seem worth spending time on for the research question, “How has legalizing sports betting impacted gambling behavior in the United States? Why or why not?

What to do while skimming

• Anticipate - What do you think you will learn from each source?
• Compare - What perspectives on sports betting does this source share? What perspective does it lack?
• Reflect - How can you tell? What helps you judge this source

Where to look while skimming

• Title and author
• Abstract or summary if available
• Topic sentences
• Concluding sentences
• Any highlighted content such as break-out quotes
• Headings and subheadings
• Lists
• Illustrations
• Captions