Step 2 Write a citation for the journal article at the top of the review.

The citation should follow the American Psychological Association's style-consult the APA-style manual or the link under resources for the citation information. You will need the title of the article, the journal where the article is published, the volume and the issue number, publication date, author's name and page numbers for the article. Step 3 read the entire article. many journal articles can be quite complex and use complicated wording and statistics. You may need to read the article a few times before you get a full grasp of it. As you read, keep in mind questions such as: A. What is this trying to say? How clearly is the message getting through? How readable (word choice, language etc.) is it How accurate is the information? How useful did you find this information? B. Identify the purpose of the article. C. Tell what the research question is and explain why it is interesting and important. Give your overall impression. Step 4- INTRODUCTION (step 4 & step 5 I. Introduction) write your introduction paragraph which should cite the source article and give a brief sketch of what is about. You don't have to cover this in detail-going through a few main points is fine Step 5- RELEVANCE OF THE STUDY Explain why the article is relevant. This should be one to three paragraphs, depending on the length of the article. Why is the information in it important and how would it be of use to it's readers? This may or may not be in the introductory paragraph , depending on how you structure your review. step 6- II. body - IMPLICATIONS/ OPINION Discuss the meaning or implication of the results of the study that the article is about. This should be one to two paragraphs. This is whwre you offer your opinion on the article. Discuss any flaws with the article, how you think it could have been better and what you think it all means. BODY (analysis) - Briefly describe the methods, design of the study, how many subjects were involved, what they did, the variables, what was measured, and where the research was conducted. - Describe the results / what was found -Write an analytical summary of the main findings, arguments, or conclusions of the article or study. - Discuss the strengths and usefulness of the article/study. - Discuss the weakness, limitations, or problems of the article/study. -Discuss what you learned from the article and if you recommend it to other students. -support your analysis with quotations and/or specific examples throughout. Step 7 - recommendation ( step 7,8,9 conclusion) Write one paragraph discussing how the author could expand on the results, what the information means in the big picture, what future research should focus on or how future research could move the topic forward. Discuss how knowledge in the area could be expanded. Step 8 Move on to your critique of the article. This is the meat of your essay. Did you think the article was good or bad? why? Refer back to the questions in step 3. If you have answered all of them. Support your argument. step 9 A quick conclusion restating why you would or would not recommend this article. - Summarize the previous discussion - Make a final judgement on the value of the article - State what you learned from the article - Comment on the future or implications of the research