Literature Review Assignment Instructions

In this assignment you are required to submit a 500-600 word review of the three articles “The Magic of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy – In Search of the Genie’s Lamp in Multicultural Education” by Nawang Phuntsong, “Transforming Practice in Urban Schools” by Etta Hollins and “The EPIC Leadership Development Program Evaluation Report”. These articles can be found attached.

Please write no more than 600 words in this paper.  The front matter (title page and abstract page) and the back matter (References Cited, Appendices, etc) do not count towards word limit.  All three articles should be concisely reviewed within this paper.  Please do NOT write three separate papers.  Try and use the overall theme of the week as a loosely overarching theme of your paper.

Include the following elements in your critique:

  1. Summary – Provide a brief overview of each article, its intended audience, and its purpose.
  2. Critique – Analyze the article’s strengths and weaknesses providing evidence to support your opinions.
  3. Reflection – Explain various ways that you could incorporate the ideas expressed in the articles into your teaching methods. Also, explain how the ideas demonstrate Christian principles in teaching.

 

Format the reviews in current APA style and refer to the Literature Review Grading Rubric(attached) for the specific grading criteria.

 

Note: Please avoid using passive voice when writing. Avoid words below:

be being been am is
are was were been has
have had do did does
can could shall should will
would might must may

*Any passive writing will result in an automatic revision.