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First of all, I will be reading your paper for the details of your argument. Don't slight this part of the assignment. Make sure you address the questions asked, and do what the assignment calls for. That definitely means, as I said above, that you should do more than summarize in your critique. You should evaluate.

From a logistical standpoint, may I encourage you to proofread your paper BEFORE turning it in for a grade? Make sure there are no (or at least very few) typing errors or spelling errors, or even grammatical errors. I will allow some tolerance here, as these things do occur - even for me(!) - but do your best to submit a "clean" paper in that area.

One more thing regarding the composition of these critiques: Each paper will have two sections, one entitled "Analysis", and one entitled "Personal Conclusion". You should CLEARLY delineate these two sections in your papers. For the Analysis section of each paper, be careful to write it as though you were writing it for publication in a theological journal. That means, primarily, that you should NOT use first person ("I, me, us, we, my, mine, our, ours") in this section. Also, for your "Personal Conclusion" be conscientious about that section in your paper, as I am looking for how the reading assignment, and writing the paper, affected YOU! I will deduct points if this section is just a summary of what you have already stated in the critique.