Each student must report on a different book or journal article. The student must read the entire book or journal article and submit a three-page summary and critique of the book or journal article following specified guidelines. Would you recommend this text for future classes? APA format and college-level writing is required.
Introduction include:
- author & title
- author’s main point
- overall evalation
- background information
abstract summary is an objective statement
- author’s main point
- main support
- unbiased language (write in 3rd person)
- author’s thesis statement
Evaluation criteria
- accuracy of content
- presence or lack of key terms or definitions
- hidden assumptions (lack transparency)
- clarity of language
- fairness
- logic & organization
- common fallacies such as name calling, over simplification, either/or statements and banwagon
Response
- agree or disagree
- what does the author get right or wrong
- ultimate merit
- would you recommend this text/journal article as credible? why or why not (include outside souces to support)
Conclusion
- overall importance of the topic
- combine rating(evaluation) with personal response to focus on overall strengths and weaknesses
- ultimate success of this work
