ARTICLE

CRITIQUE
What is an Article
Critique?
Ranges 250 to 750 It is a critical
words, but is not a assessment, analysis,
simple summary
or evaluation of a
work.
As an advance form of writing, critique, involves your 2
skills in critical thinking and recognizing arguments.
• Movie Review- they are written for a
general audience and primarily aim to
offer a persuasive opinion.
• Article Critique- addresses a more
specific audience and usually offers a
critical response to a published
scholarly work.
• Book Reports- focus on describing the
plot, characters, or ideas of a certain 3

work.
Article Reviewers

Uses proof and logical

reasoning to substantiate
their opinions.
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STRUCTURE OF
AN ARTICLE
CRITIQUE
INTRODUCTION
Makes up around 5% of the paper

• Title of the article

• Writer’s name
• Writer’s thesis statement
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SUMMARY
Makes up around 10% of the paper

• Writer's objective or purpose

• Methods used (if applicable)
• Major findings or claims
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 REVIEW or
CRITIQUE
(in no particular order) Makes up
around 75% of the paper
• Appropriateness of
methodology to support the
arguments 8

• Theoretical soundness
• Soundness of explanation in
relation to other available
information
• Sufficiency of explanation
• Other perspectives in explaining
the concepts and ideas.
• Coherence of ideas 9
CONCLUSION
Makes up around 10% of the paper
•Overall impression of the paper.
•Scholarly value of the reviewed
article.
•Benefits to the intended audience.
•Suggestions for future directions. 10
Important Questions to
ask when conducting
and Article Review
• What is the topic of
the article?
• What is it's purpose?
• Who are its intended
readers? 12
• What problems or
issues are discussed in
the article?
•What is your overall
reaction to the work?
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Important Guidelines in
Writing an Article
Critique
• Read the article to be reviewed
carefully to get its main concept.
• Reread it to get the arguments being
presented.
• Focus on discussing how the book
treats the topic and not the topic itself.
Start your sentences with phrases
such as “This book presents…” and
“This author argues…” 15
• Situate you review. Your analysis
should be anchored on the theories
presented by the book or article writer.
• Compare the writer’s explanation of
the topic to another expert from the
same field of study.
• Point out other conclusions or
interpretations that the writer missed
out. Present other ideas that need to be 16

examined.
• Show your reaction to the
writer’s ideas and present an
explanation. You can either
agree or disagree with the
ideas, as long as you can
sufficiently support your stand.
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“ THANK
YOU
LAGAHIT
LAMSIN
QUILANETA
11-SANTOL
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