Here is the main article that is being reviewed:
Sugrue, Thomas J. “Affirmative Action from Below: Civil Rights, the Building Trades, and the Politics of Racial Equality in the Urban North, 1945- 1969.” Journal of American History 91, no. 1 (2004): 145-73.
In addition to this article, 2 outside sources—one book and one scholarly journal article—have to be used. Furthermore, Sugrue’s article can be found on jstor.org through the John B. Coleman Library page on Prairie View A&M University’s website. When citing and quoting material from the Sugrue article, quotation marks around the quoted material and parenthetical citations must be utilized. An example of a parenthetical citation is this: (Sugrue, 145). Regarding the two outside sources utilized, when using quotes from them, they too must have quotation marks around the quoted material. Yet when citing the two outside sources, they must be cited using footnotes, as noted in the Chicago Manual of Style.
Based upon Thomas J. Sugrue’s article and 2 outside reputable sources, this Article Review Essay must be at least 1000 words. Moreover, the word length relates to the introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs of the Article Review Essay. Thus, the word count excludes the title of the article and the footnotes. The Article Review must also be double spaced, have 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font, and include no more than 20 percent of quoted material. In an essay that is 1000 words, for example, a total of 200 words from quoted material stemming from the 3 sources would equate to 20 percent. Furthermore, the Article Review Essay must be uploaded to Canvas.
General Framework of the Article Review Essay for Points #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 found in the grading rubric:
Title of the paper at the top of the page and student’s name, class section, and the date that the assignment is being uploaded to Canvas. Also, please make sure that the pages are numbered.
Introduction Paragraph: Point #1
Point #1: The essay must identify the main thesis of Sugrue’s article under review. Here, the main thesis is to be stated clearly in the first (introduction) paragraph of the essay. For example, the essay should have something to the effect of “Thomas J. Sugrue argues that . . . .” Please make sure to clearly identify the main thesis of the article under review (10 points).
Body Paragraphs:
For the Body Paragraphs, please follow the points sequentially, that is, Point #2, followed by Point #3, and then Point #4
Point #2: The essay must provide a description of at least two of the main themes of Sugrue’s article, both noting and citing specific examples from the article under review. While illuminating the main themes of the article, it should also note how they connect to the central thesis (20 points).
Point #3: The essay must provide at least one analytical strength and one analytical weakness of Sugrue’s article under review. Here, when highlighting the strength and weakness of the article under review, focus on how the author presents and interprets his arguments and assessments. What do you feel the author does well on the one hand, and what do you feel are shortcomings of the article under review on the other. If anyone has further questions regarding this section, then please feel free to send me a message via Canvas or my PVAMU email. In addition, utilize academic websites that give examples on how to provide academic critiques of an article (10 points).
Point #4: The essay must talk about the relevance of Sugrue’s article to the modern-day. To fully complete this part of the essay, 2 outside sources have to be cited. The sources have to include one academic journal article like the Sugrue article and one book such as Levy, Peter B. The Great Uprising: Race Riots in Urban America During the 1960s. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
When citing sources outside Sugrue’s article, please utilize the correct citation format (quotation marks and footnotes) from the Chicago Manual of Style. This section should include direct examples/references from the 2 outside sources (if referencing or citing from a specific page, then the page number must be properly cited). (15 points).
Conclusion Paragraph: Point #5
Point #5: The essay must provide a conclusion paragraph that summarizes main points of the paper. This section is to be completed in the final paragraph of the essay (5 points).
*Altogether, the essay is worth 60 points.
For the Article Review Essay overall, please make sure to also apply the following guidelines throughout the paper:
—When citing the sources, please make sure to utilize the correct citation format, as expressed previously. In addition, when paraphrasing the material, please make sure that the material is broken down into own words. Generally speaking, names of individuals and their titles/positions, times and dates, as well as the names of organizations, etc., do not need quotation marks around them; however, a citation should be utilized. As a general rule to follow, if a particular passage is unique to the sources, whether two words, three words, a four-word phrase, or more, then the material must be cited accordingly.
