Any English teachers/majors that can help?

Question

I have to do an article review. I have been out of school for 11 years. grammar stinks. I have a learning disability and I am GOING CRAZY. Anyone willing to look it over? oh, how do I put in my own opinion? Do I put it at the end?

The article can be found at http://www.wyff4.com/encyclopedia/6860676/detail.html

This is my summary:
Torticollis is a medical condition that effects the neck muscles. The head is tilted toward one side, and the chin is raised and turned toward the opposite side. It can be hereditary, caused
from damage done to neck muscles, or unknown. Congenital torticollis is caused by the head being positioned wrong in the uterus, injury of the muscles or blood supply to the neck. Some symptoms include stiff and/or enlarged neck muscles, headache, neck pain, tremor, raised shoulder and unevenness of infants head. Relief can come by applying heat or messaging neck, using neck brace, stretching neck muscles and medication. Although temporary, a botulinum toxin injection may give a great deal of relief. As a last resort, an operation can be performed on patients as young as preschool age.

The article is organized, easy to follow and very informative. It would have been better if the author added an illustration. A picture would add a little more understanding for someone who does not have any previous knowledge of the disease. Knowing a little about torticollis myself, I know there is more information that can be shared, such as, deep brain stimulation as another form of treatment, torticollis can be crippling, if severe it falls under cerebral palsy.
I understand more about the disease. I did not know congenital torticollis exists so it makes me want to study it more. This article will benefit people who have been having problems with their neck or parents of children with a tilted neck.

I AM SOOOO STRESSED OVER THIS. IT TOOK ME FOUR HOURS TO DO THIS! IT IS NOT DUE UNTIL THURSDAY, BUT I CAN'T SIT ON IT. and I have ONE MORE!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! anyone got tylenol - lots of tylenol?

Answer 1

When writing an article review, you should generally do two things: summarize the main points/ideas of the article and then analyze the article.

The summary portion of the review should be relatively brief. State the main points or main ideas and that's it. This section should generally be about a paragraph in length (or maybe two depending on the length of your review).

Next, analyze the article. What are its strengths and weaknesses? Are there things that it overlooks or omits? Who would find the article useful? Etc... This section should be the bulk of your paper.

Your opinion should come out in your analysis of the article. You probably don't need to say "I think that...." because it's your paper; your reader knows that the ideas expressed therein belong to you. Remember to be both critical and fair in your analysis of the text.

FYI: These are similar to the general guidelines that I give my students for article reviews. However, sometimes different professors want different things....

Answer 2

In response to the article that was assigned to me. My opinion is .....

Or

The article below is one that I chose to give an opinion about. My opinion is ..... because ..... I feel that ....


Good luck.