Critique --- strictly plagiarism check -- attach plagiarism report

Critique Summary + Cover Page

Submit your completed summary here along with a cover page. You will be expected to use an improved version of this in your final critique. It will be peer-reviewed; your instructor will assess your final version in the critique.

You can access a template Cover Page  here  - note that the formatting, etc. is not completely done and must be finished by you (see below for instructions)

Here are the criteria that your partner will be checking for:

General Layout 

· Their paper has a title page that contains the title of their paper, their name, their course name + section, and the date 

· Their paper is double-spaced

· There is no extra spacing between paragraphs.

· There is a 1-inch margin around the text: top, bottom, left and right.

· The right hand margin is NOT justified and text is aligned to the left side of the page.

· The summary has an indent

· They have used 12 point Times New Roman in the ENTIRE paper (including title page.)

· The pages are numbered.

· Their paper is the required length – title page + 1 additional page

· The paper has a running head

Content 

· Their paper has 1 distinct section so far, Introduction, and it is clearly labelled.

· The first sentence of the article includes author name, date, article title, reporting verb, and a summary

· 4-5 main points are included

· Each sentence starts with a discourse marker

· Each sentence includes a reporting verb OR another clear indication that this is not the student’s opinions

· In the summary, they have not stated their opinion (they may have stated what the author of the article said but not what they felt). 

· The summary of the article is NO MORE than one paragraph 

· There is sufficient explanation to give me an idea of what the article is about (I have marked any unclear points)

Critique

NOTE: This assignment must be completed independently with no discussion, comparison, or assistance with/to other students' work. In the case of suspected plagiarism, all involved parties will be reported, no exceptions.

Working alone, you will read the article assigned to you and deliver a professional, analytical critique of the article. Follow standard APA formatting.

The critique should have 3 sections:

· Introduction/Summary

· Include all the elements of a summary

· Summarize the full article

· Analysis

· Discuss the purpose and audience

· Evaluate the author's arguments

· Evaluate any research mentioned

· Use hedging and explicit referencing to sections

· Relevance/Applicability

· Summarize your overall analysis

· Make recommendations for the applicability of the article

· Discuss potential implications

· Make recommendations about article issues

Building the critique:

· Remember to use objective language throughout the article.

· See the rubric for marking.

· As always, do not plagiarize. This critique MUST be in your own words and you shouldn’t collaborate with others when writing.

· If I discover that you copied directly from the article itself, you will receive a 0. If I discover that you copied from another student, you will receive a 0.

· Be sure to proofread your work. Typos, misspellings, and grammar errors make it difficult to understand and negatively impact the effectiveness of your writing. Please send your assignment to Grammarly.com.

 

Marking Criteria

APA Formatting and Citations Appropriate cover page (/2) Page numbers on all pages (/1) Appropriate spacing, margins, font, headings (/2) APA-style reference(s) (/3)

Introductory/Summary Paragraph Includes title, author, date, and overview of article in introductory sentence(s) (/3) Summarizes article well in accuracy and scope with objective tone (/3) Is not more than one paragraph/approximately 1/3 of the paper. (/3)

Analysis Section Organized in a logical manner, with a clear topic sentence for each paragraph (/3) Describes author’s purpose and target audience. (/2) Opinions explicit (not just “good” or “bad”) and justified well (/3) Does not just repeat what the author says – provides a judgment or analysis for each point introduced. (/12)

Relevance/Applicability Section Summarizes analysis concisely with clear evaluation/position on author’s conclusion (/3) Makes recommendations for improvement of weak points OR discusses how article information can be applied to discipline (/3) Makes final recommendation on whether the reader should read this article as well as who might find it relevant (/2)

Professionalism + Completion Summary completed on time for peer review (/4) Formal, academic tone (/3) Explicit, professional references to source article through paraphrasing or direct quotes (/3) Clearly written with no obvious grammatical errors (/3) Appropriate length (2-3 pages, or 400-700 words not including references or cover page) and concise (/2)