Formal Writing Assignment #1: Summary Response
Goal: Summary Response
Length: 1000 words (2-3 pages, excluding the Works Cited page)
Task: Summarize and respond to an expository and/or argumentative prose essay. Use only one text.
Special Requirements: Appropriate handling of at least one direct quotation (with an in-text citation)
Directions: Read the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr on pages 735-749 in the Norton textbook.
Provide a summary of Carr’s writing. Once a summary has been provided, respond to the essay. Use the questions in the engaging with the text section to aid in your writing. Consider if you agree with Carr’s thoughts and opinions. Explain your reactions. You must use at least one quote directly from the text.
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Clear statement of thesis statement (author's mission, claim, aim) 10/__.
B. Mapping section (good introductory survey or forecasting of the points of argument you'll address in your summary; some explanation of how your interpretation is going to work) 10/___.
II Body (55 points)
A. Paragraph Coherence
i. Clear Topic Sentences (statement of what argument/point the paragraph will address) 10/___. ii. Paragraph Unity (stick to the topic in your paragraph) 10/___. iii. Sentence Continuity (good flow from one sentence to the next). 10/___.
B. Essay Coherence
i. Clear relation of paragraphs to thesis (i.e., I need to understand how the paragraph's topic fits in with the author's thesis) 10/___. ii. Paragraph Transitions (good flow from one paragraph’s topic to the next paragraph’s topic; don't jump around) 10/___.
C. Textual Evidence (appropriate use of quotes and paraphrases) 5/___.
III. Comprehension. Evidence that you understand the author's argument. 10/___.
IV. General (15 points)
A. Format: grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing style, formatting
Goal: Summary Response
Length: 1000 words (2-3 pages, excluding the Works Cited page)
Task: Summarize and respond to an expository and/or argumentative prose essay. Use only one text.
Special Requirements: Appropriate handling of at least one direct quotation (with an in-text citation)
Directions: Read the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr on pages 735-749 in the Norton textbook.
Provide a summary of Carr’s writing. Once a summary has been provided, respond to the essay. Use the questions in the engaging with the text section to aid in your writing. Consider if you agree with Carr’s thoughts and opinions. Explain your reactions. You must use at least one quote directly from the text.
Formatting: This paper must …show more content…
Clear statement of thesis statement (author's mission, claim, aim) 10/__.
B. Mapping section (good introductory survey or forecasting of the points of argument you'll address in your summary; some explanation of how your interpretation is going to work) 10/___.
II Body (55 points)
A. Paragraph Coherence
i. Clear Topic Sentences (statement of what argument/point the paragraph will address) 10/___. ii. Paragraph Unity (stick to the topic in your paragraph) 10/___. iii. Sentence Continuity (good flow from one sentence to the next). 10/___.
B. Essay Coherence
i. Clear relation of paragraphs to thesis (i.e., I need to understand how the paragraph's topic fits in with the author's thesis) 10/___. ii. Paragraph Transitions (good flow from one paragraph’s topic to the next paragraph’s topic; don't jump around) 10/___.
C. Textual Evidence (appropriate use of quotes and paraphrases) 5/___.
III. Comprehension. Evidence that you understand the author's argument. 10/___.
IV. General (15 points)
A. Format: grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing style, formatting