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    HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW OF A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE

    A critical review of an article should focus on specific details of the article and a detailed analysis of
    the article. This is the general outline you should follow:
    1. Introduction
    Begin your paper by describing the journal article and authors you are critiquing. Give the article
    title in quotation marks, the author(s) name(s), and the year the article was written. If you think it’s
    appropriate give a very brief overview of the authors’ credentials. Provide the thesis (the main idea,
    claim, or hypothesis) of the paper and explain why you think the article is relevant or worth
    reviewing.
    2. Article Summary
    Provide a brief summary of the article, outlining the main points, results and discussion. Focus on
    giving the reader an overall idea of all of the authors’ main points, using specific detail. Use citations
    for all information that comes from the article.
    3. Your Analysis
    In this section, you should provide your critique of the article. Describe any problems you had with
    the authors premise, methods, or conclusions. Your critique might focus on problems with the
    authors’ argument or presentation or on information and alternatives that have been overlooked.
    Organize your paper carefully and be careful not to jump around from one argument to the next.
    Argue one point at a time. Doing this will ensure that your paper flows well and is easy to read.
    4. Conclusion
    Your critique paper should end with an overview of the article’s argument, your conclusions, and
    your reactions.
    NOTES:
    You will need citations throughout your paper. This website has some very nice models you can
    follow to see how to gracefully acknowledge your source:
    http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32328

     Completely eliminate all “filler” sentences such as “This is a great article” or “This is very useful.”
    If you can drop a sentence into any paper on any topic, it is a filler sentence and does not belong in
    your paper. Stick to specific details, discussion, and analysis.

     Giving your opinion ON THE ARTICLE is different from giving your opinion ON THE TOPIC. A
    critical review focuses on the article and what you think are legitimate, valid, and supportable
    (with evidence) strengths and weaknesses of the author(s) points, not how you feel about the
    topic, and not how you feel when reading the article.

     Avoid process-type information. Unless your instructor specifically asked you to, do not explain
    how you obtained your article, how you read it, how you understood it, or anything else related to
    the process you went through to achieve the paper you are now writing. Rule of thumb: avoid
    mentioning yourself.

    ©Keuka College Writing Center 2019

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