The purpose is to summarize an article and to offer a critique.

Introduction: The introduction familiarizes the audience with the contents of your assigned article which include the title of the article, title of journal, the authors , the publication date.

Body paragraphs:

Summary:

The summary states the overall scope of the article, the purpose and the main

points of the work which include statement of the problem or issue discussed, approach or methods, hypothesis, and major conclusions.

Use your own words to summarize rather than the author’s exact words. Do not offer any opinions in this section.

Critique:

The critique section is longer than the summary.

The critique section is an analysis of a few different components. Examples include the logic of the author’s argument, the author’s assumptions, the methods used and the successfulness of the author in proving his/her points.

Examples of questions to think about:

Is the title of the article appropriate and clear?

Is the purpose/objective of the study made clear in the introduction?

Has the author cited the pertinent, and only the pertinent, literature? If the author has included references that are not pertinent, suggest deleting them.

Does the author use proper means to collect evidence?

Are the study design and methods appropriate for the purposes of the study?

Are the methods described adequately?

Do you find errors of fact and interpretation?

Is all of the discussion relevant?

Does the author show any bias?

Seminars require:

A three to four page summary- critique. One or two discussion question/s must be posed for class discussion.

Emailing of the summary-critique to all class members and lecturer by midday Saturday prior to the presentation.

Individual presentation for a maximum of 30 minutes and class discussion of 10 minutes.