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We strongly recommend that you also follow your assignment instructions and seek clarification from your lecturer/tutor if needed.  \nPurpose of a critical review  \nThe critical review is a writing task that asks you to summarise and evaluate a text. The critical review can be of a book, a chapter, or a journal article. Writing the critical review usually requires you to read the selected text in detail and to also read other related texts so that you can present a fair and reasonable evaluation of the selected text.  \nWhat is meant by critical?  \nAt university, to be critical does not mean to criticise in a negative manner. Rather it requires you to question the information and opinions in a text and present your evaluation or judgement of the text. Todo this well, you should attempt to understand the topic from different perspectives ([i.e. read](i.e. read) related texts) and in relation to the theories, approaches and frameworks in your course.  \nWhat is meant by evaluation or judgement?  \nHere you decide the strengths and weaknesses of a text. This is usually based on specific criteria. Evaluating requires an understanding of not just the content of the text, but also an understanding of a text’s purpose, the intended audience and why it is structured the way it is.  \nWhat is meant by analysis?  \nAnalysing requires separating the content and concepts of a text into their main components and then understanding how these interrelate, connect and possibly influence each other.  \nStructure of a Critical Review  \nCritical reviews, both short (one page) and long (four pages), usually have a similar structure. Check your assignment instructions for formatting and structural specifications. Headings are usually optional for longer reviews and can be helpful for the reader.  \nIntroduction  \nThe length of an introduction is usually one paragraph for a journal article review and two or three paragraphs for a longer book review. Include a few opening sentences that announce the author(s) and the title, and briefly explain the topic of the text. Present the aim of the text and summarise the main finding or key argument. Conclude the introduction with a brief statement of your evaluation of the text. This can be a positive or negative evaluation or, as is usually the case, a mixed response.  \nSummary  \nPresent a summary of the key points along with a limited number of examples. You can also briefly explain the author’s purpose/intentions throughout the text and you may briefly describe how the text is organised. 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