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• Article Critique


  Specialized form of academic writing in which a reviewer evaluates the contribution to knowledge of scholarly works such as academic books and journal articles
• Article Critique


  • Does not share mere opinions; rather, they use both proof and logical reasoning
  • Critical analysis/assessment, evaluation of a work
• Structure of Book Review or Article Critique


  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Review/Critique

  4. Conclusion
• Literature Review


  A type of academic writing that provides an overview of a specific topic
• Sample works for Literature Review


  • Academic books
  • Computerized databases
  • Conference proceedings
  • Dissertations/theses
  • Empirical studies
  • Government reports
  • Historical records
  • Journal articles
  • Monographs
  • Statistical handbooks
• Annotated Bibliography


  Summarizes the references and explains how important they are in addressing the research questions
• Book Review


  Evaluates a book
• Differences among sources


  • Literature Review reviews a significant number of scholarly work to identify what is known and not known about a topic
  • Book Review evaluates a book
  • Annotated Bibliography summarizes references and explains their importance
• Structure of a Literature Review

  1. Introduction

  2. Body

  3. Conclusion
• Research Report


  An expanded paper that presents interpretations and analysis of a phenomenon based on experiments and previous information so that readers can better understand it
• Parts of a Research Report


  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Project Proposal


  A highly persuasive and informative document that aims to address a particular problem or issue
• Types of Project Proposal


  • Solicited internal
  • Unsolicited internal
  • Solicited external
  • Unsolicited external
• Parts of a Project Proposal


  • Cover Letter
  • Title Page
  • Abstract or Executive Summary
  • Context of the Proposal
  • Project Justification
  • Personnel Involved
  • Project Implementation
  • Budget
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Reporting Scheme
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Position Paper


  A type of academic writing that presents one's stand or viewpoint on a particular issue
• Parts of a Position Paper

  1. Introduction

  2. Body

  3. Conclusion