Below is is the task sheet also attached is a example as well as the article
Task Sheet for Summaries
Example of Summary: An
example is provided in the Week One Folder.
Watch (20 minutes).
Ask students take 5 minutes to respond:
“What struck you about that? What interested
you?”
“Do you agree or disagree?” “Why?”
Then present my PowerPoint presentation on
summarizing.
Go on to
Thomas Sowell article.
ThereTh
Review the PowerPoint lesson, “Summarizing.”
Apply the principles of good writing to your summaries
as well as your essays.
Summaries will have depth consisting of 2 to 3 pages (typed,
double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font with standard APA margins)
based on assignment. This means the discussion you present is more than one and
a half pages and not over 3 pages in length. Do not use more than 2 quotes in
your draft. This does not include the cover page and references. An example
summary with feedback is provided in the Course Content Folder for Week One. You will submit your summaries using email in
Blackboard. See Syllabus for due dates
and assignment criteria.
Consider
the following when drafting your summaries.
Criteria
One: Succinct
- brief or concise
- the central idea (the
thesis) - the main points
- highlight the most
important details
Criteria
Two: Accurate
·
faithful to the author’s content
·
faithful to the author’s intent
·
full comprehension is essential
·
no distortions, additions or omissions
Criteria
Three: Comprehensive
- Beware the tendency to focus on only the
parts you understand or the parts which you find most interesting. - Include the following:
- the central idea or aim of the
discussion - the main points
- any crucial details
- No omissions or additions or distortions
Structure:
Open with identifying information
·
Aim and scope
·
Main ideas or points
·
Assert focus points or talking points
Then
present in the order you establish.
Close
with summary based on the work presented.
Note: All
summaries are submitted via email to me on Blackboard.
proposing_courtship_by_kass_and_kass__2_.doc
wk_1_summary_example.doc
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