Article Critique

• Identify the articles
o Provide the reader with enough information about your articles so they will be able to locate the article. Describe your search process.
• Summarize the articles
o Identify the main points that the authors have tried to establish . There normally will be three to five main points per article. If you are summarizing a court case, you should discuss the following:
What provision of the law was at issue? Briefly state the facts of the case.
What legal tests were applied?
Were there any unusual elements in the case?
o Provide sufficient information to demonstrate you understand the content of the article.
• Critique the article
o Provide your reaction to the points that the authors tried to make or an overall critique of the entire articles. A simple statement of agreement or disagreement is not sufficient. While you may make such a statement by way of introduction to your reaction, you must clearly and logically state the reasons for your position.