Article Critiques:

Using the SIRS or GALILEO Databases, you must find an article of your choosing to critique.

Procedure:

**The following activitiy is a TIMED-WRITING RESPONSE.  You should complete the activity in one class period.  Late responses will NOT be accepted.

  1. From the CCBOE RESOURCES Home page, scroll down about to Database "Resources" .
  2. Choose "SIRS-Knowledge" or "GALILEO" from the tiny blue text to begin your search.
  3. Find an article that interests you.
  4. After reading the article, complete the following using a word processor:
    1. Set up your paper according to standard MLA format.  Everything is double spaced.  Don't forget the header on the right!  At the top of your page, at the left, give your Name.  Return and give the Teacher's Name.  Return and give the Class name. Return and give the Date. Return and CENTER a title for your assignment (Usually the article title). Return and proceed to the next step.
      1. Give one paragraph that summarizes the article.  Make sure you cover the major points of the article and identify the overall message.
      2. Critique the article in one paragraph.  Tell whether you agree or disagree with the author and his message.  Using MLA format, incorporate quotes into this paragraph.
      3. Revise the article in one paragraph.  If you disagreed, use quotes to point out what needs to be changed, offering suggestions for the author.  If you agreed, use quotes to show the author's successes and explain why it is successful.  You may have both agreement and disagreement in this paragraph.
      4. After the last paragraph, skip one line and cite the article using MLA format.  Use the citation and source links provided for you by SIRS and GALILEO to give you precise information. You may use the MLA sample citation pages given to you in class, or this may be done correctly for you at www.easybib.com.
    1. Print one copy of your article to staple to the back of your critique.
    2. Print your critique.

Evaluation:

  1. Summary: (25 Points)
    1. The paragraph summarizes the entire article.
    2. The paragraph identifies the theme or intent of the article.
    3. When appropriate, the paragraph incorporates quotes to aid summary of article.
  2. Criticism: (25 Points)
    1. The paragraph clearly states whether the author agrees or disagrees with the article.
    2. The paragraph gives specific explanation of agreement/disagreement with the article.
    3. The pargraph incorporates quotes as examples of agreement/disagreement with the article.
  3. Revision: (25 Points)
    1. The paragraph offers an opinion of the article author's style and message.
    2. The paragraph offers specific examples from the article of good or bad writing.
    3. The paragraph offers examples of revisions the article needs to become better or where there is no need for revision at all.
  4. MLA: (25 Points)
    1. The article is correctly cited using MLA format after the last paragraph.
    2. The paragraphs incorporate quotes using correct MLA format.
    3. The heading of the paper uses correct MLA format.