Practice the principles of reading comprehension and criticism discussed in class.
The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to put into practice the principles of reading comprehension and criticism discussed in class.
- In order to complete this assignment, you will need to choose an article from a scholarly journal to analyze. (You can access articles from the Cal State library home page).
- Once you have chosen your article, research the background of both the topic and its author. After you have a basic understanding of the background of the reading and its author, carefully read through the reading following the steps discussed in class.
- You must turn in answers to the following questions regarding your reading. Make sure that you follow all of the directions for each question and that you answer each question thoroughly). THIS IS TO BE DONE IN a Question and Answer Form!!!
- Any time that you use a direct quotation from your reading make sure to use quotation marks and put the page number from which the quote is taken in parentheses. DO NOT RELY ENTIRELY ON QUOTATIONS!!! Use them sparingly.
- Make sure to proofread your assignment before you turn it in! Assignments that are sloppy or full of grammatical errors will be significantly marked down.
- You Do Not need a Cover Page. On the upper Left-hand corner in single space:
- Name
- Date
- Professor Kazanjian
- SSCI 3060 – Section #
- Summary Analysis
Summary Analysis Questions:
- What is the title of your chosen reading? Who is the author?
- Give a short description of the background of the reading and its author.
- State the thesis of your reading in one or two sentences.
- List the main parts of the reading. (Refer to the Slides on Reading the Declaration of Independence)
- Define the problem or problems the author is attempting to solve.
- List and interpret the basic words or important terms/phrases the author uses.
- State in your own words two of the author’s leading propositions and list the arguments supporting those propositions.
- Determine which of the problems the author laid out a solution for and which he did not. If the author did not solve all the problems identify whether he is aware of that and also if he created any new problems that were left unsolved.
- Provide a one to two paragraph critique of the article. Describe what you disagree with and explain why.
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