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CAI 515 Curriculum Development - Abu Dhabi University

1- Come up with a title. This title should reflect the focus of your review. Decide between a declarative title. descriptive title. or interrogative

2- Cite the ankle. Under the title. place a complete citation of the article in the proper style. Go to the next line to begin your essay. Don't skip a line between the citation and first sentence.

3- Identify the article. Start your review by referring to the title and author of the article, the title of the journal. and the year of publication in the first paragraph.

4- Write the introduction. The introduction of the article review will have the identification sentence. It w ill also mention the central themes of the article and the arguments and claims of the authorial You also nerd to state the author's thesis. Sometimes, the thesis has multiple points. The thesis may not be clearly stated in the article, so you may have to determine the thesis yourself.

Your introduction should only be 10-25% of your review.

End the introduction with your thesis. Your thesis should address the above issues. For example: Although the author has some good points. his article is biased and contains some misinterpretation of data from others' analysis of the effectiveness of the condom.

Summarize the article. Express the main points. arguments. and findings of the article in your own words. referring to your summary for assistance. Show how the ankle supports its claims. Make sure to include the article's conclusions. This may be done in several paragraphs. although the length will depend on requirements established by your instmctor or publisher.6- Write your critique. Use your outline of opinions to write several paragraphs explaining how well the author addressed the topic. Express your opinion about whether the article was a clear, thorough. and useful explanation of the subject. This is the core of your article review. Evaluate the article's contribution to the field and the importance to the field. Evaluate the main points and arguments in the article. Decide if the author's points help her argument. Identify any biases. Decide if you agree with the writer, then provide sufficient support as to why or why not. End by suggesting which audiences would benefit from reading the article.

Don't: fill your review with a long list of unrelated critiques.

Do: tic your grievances and praise together into a coherent argument, forming your own thesis
• Support your critique with evidence from the article or other texts.
• The summary portion is very important for your critique. You must make the author's argument clear in the summary section for your evaluation to make sense.
• Remember, this is not where you say if you liked the article or not. You are assessing the significance and relevance of the article.
• Use a topic sentence and supportive arguments for each opinion. For example, you might address a particular strength in the first sentence of the opinion section, followed by several sentences elaborating on the significance of the point.

Conclude the article review. In a paragraph, summarize the main points of the article, as well as your opinions about its significance, accuracy, and clarity. If relevant, also comment on implications for further research or discussion in the field.

• This should only be about 10% of your overall essay.
• For example: This critical review has evaluated the article "Condom use will increase the spread of AIDS" by Anthony Zimmerman. The arguments in the article show the presence of bias, prejudice, argumentative writing without supporting details, and misinformation. These points weaken the author's arguments and reduce his credibility.