Whats expected in a paper review/critique?
• The goal of the review/critique is to show that you have carefully read the paper (spend no more than 3 hours on any given paper, including writing the review), that you have understood it, and that you have learnt something from reading it. The best reviews show that you have clearly understood “the moral the story ” that the paper tells, and have an appreciation for the details of the work. To some extent, the review is open-ended, and what is a good review/critique depends on the paper, what we are discussing in class, and current research. It should reflect what YOU have learned from the paper. It should contain specific questions about points that you did not understand (in the case, make sure that you give accurate coordinates for the text in the paper that relates to your question, especially page and line number). The review should attempt to classify the nature of the work (theoretical, experimental, etc) and indicate what you identify as the main question addressed by the w
