article review

Article Review

Preliminary:

a) Read the entire article b) Have a general understanding of the subject matter

1. a) Title: (underline the title and write a sentence to state the title)

b) Author (underline the author and state the author's name in a sentence)

c) Date (underline the stated location and dates in a sentence)

d) Source of article (i.e. identify the magazine, book, newspaper, Internet source, etc.) Underline the source of article and state in a sentence the source and date of the article

2. Synopsis — the thrust of the article: What is it about? A brief summary. (Underline synopsis as a subhead)

3. Outline of the main points. (Underline outline of the main points. All of the main points should be expressed in bullet points)

4. Discussion and analysis (please underline this subhead. A detailed analysis of issues heighted in the article)

5. Strength and weaknesses (Underline this as a subhead) a. Who is the intended audience? b. What is the author's purpose? c. Does the author define important terms? d. What are the author's central arguments or conclusions? Are they

clearly stated? Are they supported by evidence and analysis? e. is the article lacking information or argumentation that you expect to

find? f i s the article organized logically and easy to follow?

g. Does the writer's style suit the intended audience? Is the style stilted or unnecessarily complicated? Is the author's language objective or charged with emotion and bias?

h. I f illustration or charts are used, are they effective in presenting the information?

6. Conclusion (Underline this as a subhead) a. The conclusion should be an explicit expression of your own opinion

regarding the article. You are free to do an overall appraisal of the article in a very succinct form and make a concluding statement. You are also free to indicate the overall strength of the article and unanswered questions. In other words, you may also do a critique of the article, which may include an overall negative impression.