Primary Review Questions

UTQUOTE: Are there text quotation(s) from the article that captured the key essence of the author's message or a point you wish to challenge? Write them down exactly when you find them during the first reading, or make a note to record them during the next reading.

1. In what field of study does this article fall? i.e. business, management, entrepreneurial, life, education, health, religion, auto maintenance, marriage, dating, technology etc.). Sometimes this is hard to pin down. A useful way is the high altitude method: from 30,000 feet, what does this Knol seem to be about?
2. What is the author’s stated occupation or point-of-view? (You may need to visit the author's Knol page and bio, if available, to get this). Another version of this question: Where is the author coming from? If not available, the answer to the question is "not available." (This question suggests a Best Practice for Knol writers: include a short bio at the end of your Knols, linked back to your longer Bio page)
3. What is the central theme of the article?
4. Who is the primary target audience of this article?
5. What is the author trying to convey to this target audience?
6. What activity of the target audience will the information in this article effect?
7. Out of the central theme (#3), what are the chief point(s) of the article?
8. What research or experience has the author relied upon in this article?
9. Who or what else in the article supports the author’s position?
10. What is the major finding or conclusion that the author reaches in this article?
11. What changes or actions will the primary target audience take or do better after reading this article?
12. Who else could benefit from this article?
13. If you sense a secondary audience, what change or actions will the secondary group take or do better after reading this article? (for example, an article about child behavior directed at parents has grandparents as a secondary audience even if the author does not acknowledge this).
14. What are the article's major weaknesses? (for example, failure to acknowledge the role of grandparents and close friends in the prior question).
15. How does the article cover or make up for this weakness?
16. Is there a major positive outcome from this article? What is it?
17. Does the author advance a primary position in the article? What is it?
18. What key understanding, insight or improvement has the author introduced in this article?
19. What could or should this article lead to in terms of future research, other articles or author contact?

Date: 2015-01-02; view: 765