Tips for getting full points on your culture reports:

* TURN IT IN ON TIME.

* Choose an appropriate level article.  It should have a reasonable
  level of technical depth (relating to computing) and be of reasonable 
  length.  An editorial full of jokes is too easy; a 30 page paper from 
  a highly technical journal full of proofs is probably too hard.  
  You should be able to learn something from the article.

* Don't be too skimpy on your summary.

* Clearly mark your own comments and critical evaluation.
  Say something at least mildly insightful.  "I learned a lot/it made
  me think" is not enough.  What did you like and why?  Is there
  a flaw in the paper?  How does it relate to something else you
  may be aware of?  Etc.

* Include the bibliographic citation in your summary.

* Include a copy of the paper itself.

* Use a spell-checker and grammar checker.