ON ASSIGNMENT · LEVEL 4 · REPORTER
Whether you’re reviewing a movie, game, book, meal, product, or toy, you’ll learn how to evaluate it fairly, support your opinions with evidence, and prepare your work for the iGeneration Youth Newsroom.
Start with the Critic’s HandbookSTART HERE
New to reviewing? This beginner-friendly handbook teaches what review journalism is, how opinions become evidence-based reviews, how to remain fair, and how to prepare work for publication.
ENTERTAINMENT
Learn how professional movie critics evaluate story, characters, performances, pacing, visuals, music, and overall impact without giving away important surprises.
GAMES
Review a video, board, card, or mobile game by examining how it works, how it feels to play, and whether the experience remains interesting.
BOOKS
Examine how effectively a book develops its ideas, characters, story, style, and themes while avoiding unnecessary spoilers.
FOOD
Review a meal, snack, beverage, restaurant, café, or food business and help readers decide whether it is worth trying.
PRODUCTS
Test how well a product performs its intended job and help readers understand its quality, usefulness, limitations, and value.
TOYS
Test a toy and explain how enjoyable, durable, safe, useful, and age-appropriate it is for children and families.
Read the handbook and your briefing.
Gather facts and study professional reviews.
Watch, play, read, taste, test, or visit.
Capture your first reaction on video.
Support your opinions with evidence.
Submit and share your review with readers.
