The Critique Essay

The Critique Essay

Writing Assignment #1 will be a critique essay.

Courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements (GERs) all have a common theme—technological transformations. In following this theme, you will be critiquing an author on her views on online writing courses.

The critique essay asks you to look at a source with a critical eye and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. It will incorporate source material summary into its discussion but will also evaluate that source material.

Please write your critique essay on the following article:

Kiefer, K. (2007). Chapter 8: Do students lose more than they gain in online writing classes? In, Brave New Classrooms (pp. 141-151). Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.4

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Considerations for this Essay:

You are taking an online writing classIn either case, you are involved significantly in online instruction in your class.

Kiefer argues in her essay that writing courses may not work well online. She provides various reasons for making her argument.

You might agree with her. Or you might agree with her on some points but question her on other points. Or you might disagree with her entirely. In this essay, you will evaluate her arguments and critique them.

In this essay, you will do the following:

Introduce the topic and introduce the author and essay. Then state your thesis.

Summarize the author’s argument or arguments. Your opinion is not included here. You simply summarize the author’s points.

Critique the author.

Evaluate the author’s argument or arguments.

Respond to the author. Note what you agree with and what you disagree with. You will incorporate at least two other sources into this evaluation and response.

Conclude the essay

Please use at least two credible sources other than Kiefer to help support your critique. Remember that a critique doesn't necessarily need to be "negative" in order to be successful. You need to show that you are able to determine the validity of the material that you read.

The paper should be approximately 650-800 words.

It should follow standard APA guidelines in citing the sources and should include a “References” page at the end of the essay to list the sources.