Journal Entry 3
1. Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.
Describe what is a critique.
A critique involves identifying critical things to say about an article and resisting the temptation to describe rather than analyse.
2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.
A critique usually has 4 parts:
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An introduction (which directs the reader’s attention to the publication and your response to it)
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A summary of the article
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Your analysis or critical commentary on the original text
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Your evaluation or conclusion
3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.
Yes it can depending on its overall points on negative and positive. The positive can be demonstrated through the analysis and conclusion which will sum up the ideas.
4. Critique the accuracy of the following articles:
The first article was about the Beijing Olympics which will be commencing. They talk about how the Chinese people are making holes identified through satellite images. The news readers claim that they will place branched and leaves on top of the hole and trap everyone. They say they have planned the attack for thousands of years. This information isn’t accurate by me looking at different sources and looking at google earth.
The second article is about a 2 year old donkey called up to Pro Donkey Basketball League. They talk about this donkey playing in front of many people in Basketball and is not ready mentally for this. They ckaim that a coach will change this donkey to like the audience. This information isn’t accurate by me looking at different sources especially as donkey basketball doesn’t exist or doesn’t exist in the media world.
