Description
For each Journal Critique, you will evaluate and critique one research article from a professional journal. The journal can be from any discipline that details the current trends in special education leadership. You are encouraged to select articles to help you complete your Journal Analysis Paper Assignment. All articles must be current (published within the last five years). The assignment must be in current APA format and must include a title page and a reference page; it must also be 225–250 words. The title page, in-text citations, and reference page are NOT included in the word limit.
Journal Critiques consist of 3 parts (each part must be only 1 paragraph):
Part 1 – Summary Paragraph,
Part 2 – Analysis of Author’s Key Points
Part 3 – Personal Response.
Personal pronouns are appropriate only in the Journal Critique Part 3 – Personal Response section.
When composing your reviews, remember to use professional, graduate-level writing. Do not
begin with “This article is about…” Instead, open the review with a strong thesis statement and
summarize the author’s main points in the first paragraph. Using third person, state your personal
reaction to the article in the final paragraph (“This author agrees/disagrees…” or “one can see
that…”).
