Critical Review Assignment
Directions:
You are going to write a critique of a 5 page academic article of your choice. You will find the article in the library and read the article carefully. You must find a research article that contains a literature review, methodology, results, discussion/conclusion and references.
Your Critical Review Essay Must include:
• A research style article that is 5 pages long and must be written in the structure of a scholarly article (attach article to essay draft)
• Summary of the article
• Analysis of the article
• 3 pages in length
• Support of analysis from the article
• References
• Use academic formats either MLA or APA to type your essay
The summary section must include:
• Title, author and publication date
• Paraphrases of main ideas of article
• Transition words through out the summary
• Reminder phrases through out the summary
The Analysis section must include:
• Critique of article -find strengths and weaknesses about the writing of the article and explain why you think that aspect is strong or weak
• Information from article that explains or supports your critique (2 quotes or paraphrases)
• In text citation
Your essay will be graded on the following:
• Your summary whether it is accurate
• Your analysis whether it is logical and has adequate support
• Your grammar
• Your ability to follow assignment directions
• Your ability to cite follow APA or MLA