• an APA formatted in-text citation to the article in the opening statements
• a one paragraph summary of the methods of the study, i.e. what they did
• a one paragraph summary of the results of the study, i.e. what they found
o interpret the results in your own words
o reporting statistics is not necessary
• one paragraph devoted to a critical examination
o address the strengths and weaknesses of the studies described in the article
o focus on what the researchers did (not what they did not do)
o note whether the authors provided convincing evidence to support their hypotheses
o note potential confound variables and other factors that could influence the results
• state explicitly how you would improve on the studies, e.g. what you would do differently