- What is the purpose of the review (ie: consider timeliness, audience, exigence, etc)?
- Is the merit for the review established? If so, what is it?
- Who is the audience for this review? How can you tell?
- How does the author evaluate this particular subject? That is: how is the piece structured? Does he/she use compare and contrast? Narrative techniques? Descriptive examples? Close reading/critical analysis?)
- Point out the kinds of descriptive adjectives and phrases the author uses that help to convey his/her opinion, in addition to the more outright value statements. How do these benefit the piece? Do they hurt or help the ethos of the piece?
- What criteria is this author using to evalute his/her subject? How can you tell?
- Do you agree with the review? Why or why not? What was convincing/unconvincing about the review?
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