Assignment:
• Article Critique:
Each student will summarize and critique an article related to his/her interests regarding a social problem(s).
Selecting an Appropriate Article
Articles may be found by searching an article database, e.g., Academic Search Premier or ERIC (Education Resources Information Clearinghouse), at the MVSU Libraries website (select E-Resources, click on "Select from all Databases (by title), then choose Academic Search Premier or 'ERIC (Ebsco version-1966 - present).
Articles must be peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles. Prior to writing your Article Critique, students should clear their article selection with the instructor.
• Articles should be published in an established journal in sociology/social problems.
• The selected article should be reasonably current--published within the past 5-10 years.
• Additionally, the article you select must be at least 6 pages of tight text; short articles are not acceptable.
What to Write
An article critique should be more than a summary and requires students to engage with the article and explore its meaning for them. Your review of the selected article should be a concise, thoughtful discussion of the main features of the study described in the article and of important questions that the study raises. Your review should be five or more pages in length. All guidelines regarding APA Style, paper formatting, and plagiarism described in your syllabus apply to this assignment.
Turnitin Summary: Students will present their article critique through Turnitin. The critique should be approximately five or more pages in length and must include at least one insight and discussion of implications of the findings for your interests. Present your article critique summary and be sure to provide a bibliographic reference for the article and/or a link to the full text article.