Each student must report on a different book or journal article. The student must read the entire book or journal article

Each student must report on a different book or journal article. The student must read the entire book or journal article and submit a three-page summary and critique of the book or journal article following specified guidelines. Would you recommend this text for future classes? APA format and college-level writing is required. 

Introduction include:

• author & title
• author's main point
• overall evalation 
• background information

abstract summary is an objective statement

• author's main point
• main support
• unbiased language (write in 3rd person)
• author's thesis statement

Evaluation criteria

• accuracy of content
• presence or lack of key terms or definitions
• hidden assumptions (lack transparency)
• clarity of language
• fairness
• logic & organization
• common fallacies such as name calling, over simplification, either/or statements and banwagon

Response

• agree or disagree
• what does the author get right or wrong
• ultimate merit
• would you recommend this text/journal article as credible? why or why not (include outside souces to support)

Conclusion

• overall importance of the topic
• combine rating(evaluation) with personal response to focus on overall strengths and weaknesses
• ultimate success of this  work