Article Review 1000 wrds due in 24 hours
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Lecture4-ArticleReviewAssignmentInstructionsMEOW1.pptx
ENGL 101:
Module 2: Article Review Assignment Instructions & MEOW Criteria
Hello everyone, and welcome to your first ENGL 101 class. My name is Heesun Nam, and I will be your instructor for this course. Today, I want to spend some time going through introductions, the course syllabus, as well as the course format.
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Today’s Class
A Quick ‘Refresher’ Quiz
Article Review Assignment Instructions
Credibility Ratings
“MEOW”
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Article Review Assignment: Part I
Part I: Based on what you have learned from the "Finding Scholarly Sources" lecture video, find ONE scholarly article from the TWU library website. The article must be:
1) published in the last 15 years (2006 - )
2) a SCHOLARLY article. This means it must have been published by a scholarly journal.
3) be 5 - 20 pages in length.
4) focus on the topic of MENTAL HEALTH or FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Article Review Assignment: Part II
Part II: Once you have chosen your article, write a 1000-word article review according to the class lessons. Use APA (7th edition) formatting including a title page. Include an introduction with a thesis, a summary, three evaluation paragraphs and a conclusion. No subheadings are necessary.
The body paragraphs should follow the general paragraph pattern for writing and include evaluative discussion. Please follow the instructions for thesis and paragraph patterns from the class materials.
Article Review Virtual Presentation Due Date: Thursday, October 7th (3:45 pm PST)
Article Review Final Draft Due Date: Monday, October 11th (before 11:59pm PST)
What are Credibility Ratings?
Credibility rating (#1 – 5) of a text depends on the TYPE of text
1. Popular source for self-help or entertainment
2. Personal story, testimonial, or narrative (blogs, magazines, pop culture books)
3. News article, magazine article, article from a professional organization; may include research but reported in journalistic or less formal style
4. Scholarly source but written for average reader; includes references and scholarly research such as studies, statistics, and reports.
5. Scholarly source written for advanced academic work; includes references and scholarly research; written in very formal style, with long sentences and difficult vocabulary. This level is written for experts in the field.
What we need for the Article Review assignment is…
An article with a credibility rating of 4 or 5
** we will take some time to do this together today **
Once you find your article…
We have to EVALUATE IT – but how?
We need specific evaluative criteria
Consider the following…
What kind of things do you look for in a good restaurant?
What about for Movies?
Evaluative Criteria for Writing
…differ from the evaluative criteria we might have for restaurants, movies, etc.
In ENGL 101, we call the list of criteria MEOW
What is MEOW?
M ain argument
E vidence
O rganization
W riting style
Main Argument
Is the main idea clearly stated?
Is the argument logical?
Are you convinced by the argument?
Does the writer make any false assumptions or ignore anything?
Evidence
Consider QUANTITY and QUALITY
Does the author have SUFFICIENT information? Enough to prove the main idea?
Does the author have a VARIETY of evidence that is CREDIBLE?
Organization
Is the article structured? Are the contents placed effectively?
Are there subheadings that can help guide the readers?
Do the ideas connect smoothly or are they repetitive and cluttered?
Is the format of the article clearly stated at the beginning?
Writing Style
Does the writing style fit the purpose of the article? The audience?
Ask yourself who your article is written for
Remember that it is a scholarly article – difficult vocabulary / sentence structures are supposed to be there!
Initial Steps to Take
As you choose and read through your article, look for ways to discuss its MEOW.
Consider whether the writing has done an EFFECTIVE or an INEFFECTIVE job
In-Class Activity
Based on the lecture video & today’s lecture, begin searching for an article for your article review assignment
Screen-share will be enabled; please feel free to ask questions about your own journey of searching for the right article!
By Thursday
Please choose your topic as well as the article you will read for the assignment (check all the requirements!)
Watch the Lecture Video on the Introductory Paragraph
Meet with your learning coach and go through the article together (the earlier the better!)
