COM40: Communication for the Health Care Professions
PROJECT #2: WRITING A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Due February 27, 2023
WHAT IS IT?
A critical analysis is, like a summary, a condensed version of a longer piece of writing.
However, unlike a summary, an analysis includes your evaluation of what you have read.
The purpose and goals of a critical analysis are:
To give an objective explanation of a written text.
To give your carefully considered opinion on the author’s views on how successfully he or she has presented those views.
WHY WRITE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS?
It trains you to read closely, and to understand what you read, rather than merely “skimming” the surface of a text.
It allows you to recognize the way a piece of writing is structured and to trace the development of the author’s reasoning.
It enables you to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of an argument.
HOW DO YOU PROCEED?
Review the PowerPoint, , Ch. 3, Writing a Critical Analysisand the example provided.
Choose an article related to the field of employment that you are interested in. Your article can be of any area of interest. The article does not have to be specifically related towards employment. Ex) If you are going into BscN, you might do an article on pediatrics or a specific illness.
Write a critical analysis
including the following prescribed sections for a critical analysis:
Title Page includes:
Short title and page number
Name of essay
Student name
Course and section number
Project Name
Date
Instructor’s Name
College Name
Introduction includes:
the author’s name
the title of the article or book
the year of publication
the author’s purpose for the document
the author’s intended audience (see “Audience/Purpose Considerations” document)
the main argument summarized
the author’s thesis including your opinion about what you have read
Summary includes:
the main points of the article (should support the author’s argument)
an objective overview of the argument (just report what the article says) plus the key supporting points
no opinion from the student in this section
Analysis includes:
evaluation of the article
a statement of whether or not the article is convincing
a statement of whether or not there are enough support details
an evaluation of the effectiveness of the support details
examples directly from the article to illustrate the above statements and evaluation
Conclusion includes:
overall evaluation of the article
a statement about the overall effectiveness of the article (and why or why not)
a statement about whether or not the author achieved his/her purpose
a statement about the usefulness of this article for the intended audience
FORMAT
:
APA Title page (Student Format)
HYPERLINK “https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page”
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
4 sections, each with a heading (introduction, summary, analysis, conclusion)
Double-spaced, 12-pt. font,Times New Roman
Number the pages (top right, APA-style)
Headings in
bold
for each section
Peer Review in class February 13th.
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