Article Analysis– Each student will select one article from a credible online news source (e.g. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, etc.) or scholarly journal (e.g. American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, etc) related to government/politics in which to discuss. When it comes to most online news sources, e.g The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc., you will only be able to view 4-5 per day before they ask you to subscribe. Keep this in mind – try to have a narrow topic in mind before searching for articles. Try to only click on stories that appear to be a good fit. Wikipedia is not a credible source!! Students will then prepare a 2 page (typed & double-spaced) critique of the contents. Note: Anything less than 2 complete pages will be penalized points.. If you wish to provide additional sources of information, please cite the source and include it on your work cited page. Articles have to relate with government somehow (war, policy, right-to-die, etc.).
***Successful Critique Papers: In order to do extremely well on this assignment, you need to make sure to critique the author and how he/she conveyed the information. Do not simply write a summary of the article or critique the topic itself. Your main purpose is to critique the author’s presentation of logic, facts, reason, analysis, stance, etc. Though you can briefly critique the topic in your conclusion, at least ninety percent of the entire paper should be the critique of the author. In addition, do not speak in first person (or using “I”), as it presents your work more in the form of an unsupported opinion.