You may want to think of an article review as similar to a movie review. It is not a summary, just like movie critics don't summarize entire movies for us. Instead, it is an evaluation/analysis of a piece of writing that goes point by point.
Check your assignment.
Once you have selected your source, the rest of your work will be the same for both the critique and the review.
As you read the material several times, ask yourself questions and try to find answers. If you find you have stong feelings about some of these questions, you will probably want to cover them in your critique/review.
The format for a critique and a review is essentially the same; it is similar to the format of a paper for English class, with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Your introduction should include the author's name and background/expertise, the article or document title (in quotes), and a brief overview of what the source is about. This would be a good place to state what you think the author's purpose is.
The body will be organized point by point. Begin each paragraph with an analytical statement and back it up with evidence from the text. Remember that both quotes and paraphrases must be cited. (See online Research Papers handouts or the MLA guide from the bookstore for explanations on how to cite.)
In your conclusion, you should give the source an overall "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." You may also want to recommend readers.
The last page of your paper should be the Works Cited page. For a selection from an anthology, your entry should look like this (using MLA):
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Book. Ed. First Name Last Name. City:
Publisher, 19XX. 5-16.
For example--
Fisher, Carrie. "Beauty." Sensory Matters. Ed. Mattie Gormer. Chicago: Hull House,
1965. 3-15.
Check the MLA homepage (a link to it is on our Online Resources page) for additional explanations of Works Cited pages.
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