The following are guidelines on how to write your critiques.

o What do you think is the main point of the speaker or video/film?
o What do you think are the most important aspects of the research or work presented and why?
o What are its strengths and weaknesses?
o What impacted you the most and how did it provide context to the material covered in lecture?
o When the viewings present causes and consequences of environmental change and/or propose solutions to those changes, are experts and peer-reviewed research involved? If unsure, do a quick search to find out using the methods discussed in class.
o When the viewings address solutions to environmental impacts, how well do the approaches follow principles of sustainability and/or the process of science?
o When watching documentaries, be sure that you can distinguish between fact and opinion, bias and objectivity.
o Are experts presenting findings or are celebrities or politicians or representatives of special interest groups voicing opinions?
o Are any issues being overstated or conversely, downplayed? If so, how?
o When the viewings provide further description or detail on science concepts covered in class, comment on how well they helped clarify and/or expand on your understanding of the material.