You will first need to introduce and summarize the journal article. Must

You will first need to introduce and summarize the journal article. Must be 2-3 paragraphs long.

Then you will need to spend time critiquing it. Critiques can include the following:

Concerns that the author missed important considerations when developing hypotheses

Concerns about confounding variables not considered in the article

Praises/Concerns about methodology (I don’t expect you to have all the knowledge of a graduate student, but think about some of the record keeping that we discussed in week 1)

Praises/Concerns about the conclusions from the article

Please note that this list is not exhaustive. You may critique in other ways.

Finally, you will need to make conclusions about the article. The conclusion paragraph should synthesize your thoughts about the article and include what you found most interesting about the article OR additional research questions you have from reading the article.

Introduction

Includes the title, author(s), and purpose of the article.

Purpose of the article is clear and includes areas being critiqued

Summary

The article is clearly and succinctly summarized.

Only the key points of the article are touched upon.

The summary is no longer than 2-3 paragraphs long.

The writer clearly relates the concepts to the article

Critique

Article is clearly understood by the writer.

Each area of the critique is stated clearly and succinctly.

Each area of the critique includes relevant details

The writer uses references, either through quotations or page citations to support the points that the writer wants conveyed

Conclusion

Conclusion contains a thoughtful synthesis of the main points from the paper

Conclusion incorporates the most interesting point to the writer OR includes additional research questions

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