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This month we've created a lesson on how to write a critical review. A critical review (sometimes called a critical evaluation, a critical analysis, a critical appraisal, or a critical commentary) is a detailed commentary on and evaluation of a text.
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University Definitions of a Critical Review
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In very simply terms, a critical review or appraisal is an academic review of an article that offers both a summary and critical comment. Book reviews, movie reviews, critical reviews and literature reviews all perform a similar task of evaluating or appraising how well various texts and artistic productions achieve their goals of communicating with the reader, or a wider audience (Charles Strut University, 2024.)
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A critical review is not just a summary. It is an evaluation of what an author has said about a topic. It is critical in the sense that it is a thoughtful consideration of the validity and accuracy of the author’s claims; considers the benefits and limitations of the author’s point of view; and identifies other valid points of view (Monash University, 2024).
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A critical review usually includes the following parts: Summary (What is the text about?), a critical analysis & evaluation (both positive and negative evaluations, e.g. What does the text contribute to the field? What are the limitations of the writer’s approach/conclusions?), and a recommendation (in light of your analysis and evaluation, how should others view this text?) (Western Sydney University, 2024).
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Lesson Content
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A Critical Review Outline
A critical review usually contains four parts:
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- Introduction
- Summary of main ideas
- Evaluation (the critique)
- Conclusion
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Evaluation Focus Questions
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This is a set of critical questions to think about when reading or listening to a text. These questions help to focus on the key areas to critique
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Evaluation Phrases
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A set of evaluation phrases that can be used to signal positive and negative areas in a text.
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Downloads
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Critical Review: How to write a critical review
This lesson provides students with the knowledge and practice on how to write a critical review. It includes university critical review definitions, a four-part structure critical review outline, evaluation questions, evaluation phrases, a critical review essay analysis and writing practice. Example. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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