EN 111: College Writing

Before we look deeper at our sources, we need to know if they are likely to be relevant.

For this activity, pretend that this is our research question: Are there human health impacts associated with light pollution?

I did a search for "light pollution" in the database Opposing Viewpoints and got many results, including the following three.

Activity: Consider each source. Read the title of the article and answer the poll based on the title of the article. For each source, the poll question: is this article relevant to the research question? We want articles that discuss light pollution AND human health. For now, don't worry about what kind of source it is. Just determine if it is relevant to the topic, according to what we can understand from the title. 

1. Freeman, Laura. "Let there be dark: constant light makes us less resilient." Spectator, vol. 334, no. 9850, 10 June 2017, p. 24. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A498478563/OVIC?u=caldwell&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=80f6e561. 

2. Chepesiuk, Ron. "Missing the dark: health effects of light pollution." Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 117, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. A20+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A192644241/OVIC?u=caldwell&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=ae760774.

3. Fritz, Benjamin, et al. "Bioreplicated coatings for photovoltaic solar panels nearly eliminate light pollution that harms polarotactic insects." PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 12, 3 Dec. 2020, p. e0243296. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A643673260/OVIC?u=caldwell&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=9cdef9f9. 

Look at the poll results for each question. Do most people agree with your assessment? Is there disagreement? Can you explain why you think each source is relevant or not relevant? If you are not sure if it's relevant or not, why?