REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLE CRITIQUE
Students need to have selected a topic from a credible news source (e.g. The New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, etc.) or scholarly journal (e.g. American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, etc). The topics that are chosen should be something related to American Politics. Examples include, but you should find other topics and be more creative, such as the education, gun control, police brutality, racism, and gas prices, Obamas approval ratings, prayer in schools, etc. Students will then prepare a 2-3 page (typed & double-spaced) critique and analysis of the contents.
***Successful Critique Papers: In order to do extremely well on this assignment, you need to make sure to critique the author and how he/she conveyed the information. Do not simply write a summary of the article or critique the topic itself. Your main purpose is to critique the authors presentation of logic, facts, reason, analysis, stance, etc. Though you can briefly critique the topic in your conclusion, at least ninety percent of the entire paper should be the critique of the author.