ENT3103 – Article review (10%) of Assessment 1
An article review format allows scholars or students to analyze and evaluate the work of other experts in a given field. Outside of the education system, experts often review the work of their peers for clarity, originality, and contribution to the discipline of study.
That is a professional paper writing which demands a high level of in-depth analysis and a well-structured presentation of arguments. It is a critical, constructive evaluation of literature in a particular field through summary, classification, analysis, and comparison.
Students should present a clear understanding of the topic youve been working on.
The purpose of this writing exercise is for you to learn to seek out information and to write an evaluative review of a journal article.
Writing Involves:
· Summarization, classification, analysis, critiques, and comparison.
· The analysis, evaluation, and comparison require use theories, ideas, and research, relevant to the subject area of the article.
· As you progress with reading your article, organize your thoughts into coherent sections in an outline. As you read, jot down important facts, contributions, or contradictions. Identify the shortcomings and strengths of your publication. Begin to map your outline accordingly.
· Outline your review: Look at your summary to see if the author was clear about each of them. Mark the points that could use some improvement, as well as the ones where the author was clear and accurate and where s/he pointed out something innovative. Then put together the lists of strong points and drawbacks and summarize them. For example, a strong point may be the introduction of new information, and a drawback may be the lack of accuracy in representing the existing knowledge on the topic. Add these outcomes to your study and back them up with evidence from the text of the article.
Answering these questions should facilitate your outline writing:
· What was the goal of the article?
· What theories does the author dwell upon?
· Is the author clear with definitions?
· Is the supportive evidence relevant?
· What is the place of the article in its field of knowledge?
· Does it contribute to the progress in this field?
· Does the author convey his or her thoughts clearly
Using the APA Format
· Web: Author [last name], A.A [first and middle initial]. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Title. Retrieved from {link}
· Journal: Author [last name], A.A [first and middle initial]. (Publication Year). Publication Title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.
· Newspaper: Author [last name], A.A [first and middle initial]. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Publication Title. Magazine Title, pp. xx-xx.
Structure of Article review:
· Make sure your Article Review has a title
· Start with an introduction that mentions the article for the review.
· Follows with a summary of the main points of the article.
· Highlights the positive aspects and facts presented in the publication.
· Critique of the publication through the identification of gaps, contradictions, disparities in the text, and unanswered questions.
Critique of the publication: Present the strengths and weaknesses that you have found in the publication. Besides, highlight the knowledge that the author has contributed to the field. Also, write about the gaps and contradictions in the article. Take a standpoint of either supporting or not with the author’s assertions but back your arguments with facts and relevant theories that are pertinent to the area of knowledge.
· Crafting a Conclusion
· References
Article Review requirements: 2-3 types pages of approximately 1500 words.
Rubric for Assessment 1
Journal Article Review
ENT3103
Highly competent
Competent
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Your Score
Reference
Accurately cited
in the desired
APA format Appropriate article selection
Accurately cited,
but not in the
desired APA
format
Incorrectly cited
No citation as
per directions
Review of
Article
Includes accurate identification of article premise, significant points in support of the premise, and the significance of these to the course
Includes accurate identification of article premise, importance to the course, significant points in support of the premise but one or more of them need improvement
One of the following is missing or insufficiently analytical: accurate identification of article premise, importance to the course, significant points in support of the premise.
More than one of the following are missing or insufficiently analytical: accurate identification of article premise, importance to the course, significant points in support of the premise, those included need improvement
Writing
Clear articulate writing used. Writing is concise and sentence structure excellent
Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure mostly correct..
Writing lacks clarity or conciseness. Some problems and with sentence structure
Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Serious problems with sentence structure
Organization of writing
The organization results in clarity and presents logically arranged points
The overall arrangement is logical but can occasionally be difficult to follow
Arrangement is less than clear, or organization is clear but there are some digressions
Arrangement is haphazard and difficult to follow; paper strays substantially from topic
Your Thoughts
Articulates your thoughts on the article in clear manner. Discusses what you learned from reading the article or ideas you might use in the future.
Brief mention of thoughts, but did not elaborate. No mention of learning from reading the article.
Does not write any of your own thoughts or ideas about what is discussed in the article.
Conclusions
Personal comments are clearly stated. Student clearly demonstrates a strong working knowledge of class material relative to the article. References are made to the course materials.
Personal comments are clearly stated. Student clearly demonstrates a working knowledge of class material relative to the article. Some references are made to the course materials.
Few personal comments. Student demonstrates some working knowledge of class material relative to the article. Few references are made to the course materials.
No personal comments are provided. No relationship between article and class material is provided. No references are given.
