Article Critique

Please select a recent article on North American Indigenous activism that interests you and write a brief critique.

Indian Country Today and Indianz.com (some links are audio recordings) are some sites you can explore to find an article – but there are many more!

Please use MLA style/format for your paper and include citations.

Article Review Rubric

Mechanics (9 points)

Document format (3 points) – Proper paragraphing, title, page numbers

MLA Citations (3 points) – Cites and formats sources accurately and consistently and provides a

complete works cited/bibliography/references page.

Style (3 points) – Neatly presented and free of spelling and grammatical errors

Opening (6 points)

Author’s name (2)

Book/Article title and source (2)

Author’s thesis statement (2)

Summary (6 points)

Summarizes the author’s purpose and main points (2)

The summary is concise, well explained and easy to understand (2)

The summary is written in a logical manner (2)

Review and Evaluate – Addresses the following questions: (23 points)

What are the credentials/areas of expertise of the author? (3)

Did the author use appropriate methods to gather the evidence? (3)

Was the evidence used by the author accurate? (3)

Does the author’s use and interpretation of this evidence lead the reader to the same conclusion? (3)

Did the author build a logical argument? (3)

Is there other evidence that would support a counter-argument? (3)

Are the article and the evidence still valid or are they outdated, leading to an invalid conclusion? (3)

Was the author successful in making his/her point? (2)

Conclusion (6 points)

State whether you agree with the author. Why or why not? State your reasons. (3)

Critique the purpose of the research and its relevance to today’s society. (3)