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Assignment:
Write a 500 word (one single spaced page) critical summary of an
article or book chapter and then assesses the value of that
article to others concerned about the same critical problem.
Format: Use the MLA Handbook for formatting guidelines.
Include a descriptive title and Works Cited page.
Contents: These guidelines are not a recipe. They are designed
only to tell you what rhetorical "work" the paper must
do. You should organize the material so that it is as effective
as you can make it.
I.
Opening Paragraphs
- Identify
the object of study by author and title
- Identify
the critical problem(s) the writer is addressing
- State
clearly the major claim(s) the writer is making
II.
Summarizing Paragraphs
- Delineate
the arguments of the article logically
- Offer,
in the course of delineating the argument, examples of the writer's
data and warrants
III.
Critique Paragraphs
- Explain
the significance of this article (how well does the article
resolve the critical problem?)
- Assess
the utility of the article for those interested in the critical
problem
- Note
what further work that might be done on this critical problem
Relative
Lengths: Section A is 10%; B is 70%; C is 20%. |
