L6: Book Review and Article Critique

• book review

  a specialized form of academic writing where a reviewer evaluates a book
• how many words does usually a book review contain?

  250-750 words
• how many percent does introductionhas in the paper?

  5% of the paper
• how many percent does summary and conclusionhave in the paper?

  10% of the paper
• how many percent does review or critiquehave in the paper?

  75% of the paper
• parts of introduction

  • title
  • writers name
  • writer's thesis statement
• parts of summary

  • writer's objective
  • methods used
  • major findings or claims
• parts of review or critique

  • appropriateness of the methods to support the arguments
  • theoretical soundness
  • soundness of explanation in relation to other available information and experts
  • sufficiency of explanation
  • other perspective in explaining the concept and ideas
• parts of conclusion

  • overall impression of the work
  • benefits to the intended audience
  • suggestion for future directions