Article Review Instructions:
** The article review will conisist of a two-page double-spaced report prepared with one inch margins and using 12-point Times New Roman font. **
I. Title/Author. State the title of reading being reviewed.
II. Thesis statement. In one sentence (“The thesis of this reading is that…)sumarize the main point the author makes.
III. Overview: A two-paragraph introductory description of the reading. Give a succinct description of the issue under discussion and how the author approaches and develops the topic. Then utilize a paragraph to discuss the importance of the topic to the dialogue between science and religion.
IV. Keypoints: List 3 central points the author makes that are essential to his/her argument. Each of these must be a critical point adding insight to the meaning of the text. These may be listed as 1,2, and 3, but a paragraph format must be used.
V. Personal Response: Why is this reading significant or surprising? What difference do the concepts discussed in the reading make in real life? Did you find the information new? What aspects of the piece were thought provoking or challenging? Were the arguments convincing and what did they add to your understanding? Finally, what difference has this reading made in your own perspective on the issues involved in the topic?
