Review an Article in Business Writing by Leandro Caputo

Business article reviews should expend the most time to summarizing the information and highlighting the important concepts. The rest of the review should focus on analyzing the value of the article. The grammar and punctuation plays an important role when reviewing an article, it tells whether the writer was focus and use the right words to express himself on the article. Also, poorly organized ideas that the reviewer thinks that are not pricesely needed or understandable on the article should be backed up by reasoning, so that the reader of the review can determine on whether he agrees with your opinion.

When reviewing an article you should follow this steps:

1. Establish your purpose, your reader's needs, and your scope.
2. Outline key points.
3. Write a rough draft from the outline.
4. Allow for a cooling period to not vent emotions.
5. Revise the rough draft, checking for sense as well as for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
6. Adjust the format.
7. Assume final responsibility on the review.

In the introduction of the article, identify the purpose of the article and include a thesis statement to identify the main points that you will be discussing in the review.

While reviewing the article, you should also described the methods that the writer was using, describe what was found, and discuss the strenghts and weaknesses of the article.

In the conclusion, summarize the previous discussion and make a final judgement on the value of the article. Also state what you learned from the article and comment on the future or implications of the research.

References:

http://technicalbusinesswriting.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_review_a_business_book

http://www.learn.maine.edu/ocls/criticalreview.php

Walter E. Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw, Gerald J. Alred. Writing That Works: Communicating Effectively on the Job. . Ninth Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007: 262-263.