Critically think through the article’s main points. Who was the intended audience? Did the author clearly communicate the main points to the intended audience? Did the author provide adequate support to back his/her claims? Was the article effective or ineffective? Why or why not?

EDUC 673 Curriculum and Methods for Effective Instruction

Title of Paper

Use this space to give a short introduction to the article and the purpose of the paper.  This should be a minimum of five sentences.  Make sure when you list the author’s name, you place the year of publication in parenthesis after the author’s name.  You will need to follow all APA guidelines for citations.  Citations should include the author’s last name, comma, and the year of publication.  Example: (Smith, 2010).  You may not use direct quotes in this assignment.

Summary

Use this section to summarize the article you read.  This should include the main points of the article.  Make sure you properly cite within this section.  APA states that you must credit the source when “paraphrasing, quoting an author directly, or describing an idea that influenced your work” (p. 170).  All paragraphs must be at least five sentences.

Analysis

Use this section to analyze the article.  This means you critically think through the article’s main points.  Who was the intended audience?  Did the author clearly communicate the main points to the intended audience?  Did the author provide adequate support to back his/her claims?  Was the article effective or ineffective?  Why or why not?  This paragraph should at least be five sentences.

Personal Reflection

Use this section to provide insight from your personal and/or professional experience.  You should integrate support from your required textbook readings.  In addition, you should seek to integrate a Biblical worldview into this section.  This paragraph should be a minimum of five sentences.

Conclusion

Use this paragraph to summarize what you discussed in the previous four paragraphs.  This is your time to restate your objective for writing the paper and wrap everything together. Make sure this paragraph has a minimum of five sentences.

References

You will only include references that you cited within the Journal Critique.  If you integrate a Biblical worldview by quoting from the Bible, you must include the Bible in this section.  At a minimum, you should include the article you read and your textbook.  Make sure all references utilize a hanging indent and remove any hyperlinks.