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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 analyze. Let’s look at the difference.

Description is just stating facts – though each person will have a different idea of what facts are the most important ones. Description is a lot easier than analysis, which is breaking things up into themes and putting them together.

2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique

- An introduction (which directs the reader’s attention to the

Publication and your response to it)

- A summary of the article

- Your analysis or critical commentary on the original text

- Your evaluation or conclusion

3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.

Yes a Critique can be positive, because when outlining all of the key facts about an article you don’t have to outline the negative facts by you can outline the positive facts. Normally the media will out line the negatives because to an audience it will sound more catchy the audience will watch, therefore the media will get more money.

4. Critique the accuracy of the following articles:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/the_beijing_olympics_are_they_a?utm_source=embedded_video

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/2_year_old_donkey_called_up_to?utm_source=embedded_video

These people speaking are clearly stupid, they are being sarcastic and not meaning what they are saying. They are just making up crap.