Critiques Purpose and Audience
Content and Format
  Writing Process
Citing Course Material
A critique is an essay which analyzes, interprets, and evaluates specific material.

A critique is NOT simply a summary! A summary reports what the text said; that is, it answers only the question "what?" A critique answers the questions "how?" "why?" and "how well?"

The success of the critique you write will depend on your close consideration of the purpose & audience, writing process, content & format, and citing course material, detailed in the above links.

In addition, you should carefully analyze your Course assignment (Writing Center at UNC).

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