summary response essay

Patton

Summary/Response Essay

Directions: Students will prepare a Summary/Response essay on the article called “US lost track of 1,500 immigrant children, but says it's not 'legally responsible'.”

Remember that your essay needs to introduce the reading and author, summarize the author’s view and the reading, and state whether you agree or disagree in the thesis statement.

Students will brainstorm for ideas, prepare an outline, a first draft, and a revised draft. The topic should be more academic in tone.

Requirements: This essay is developed with details, examples and support, so make sure that the body paragraphs go in to sufficient detail.

There should be a separate introductory paragraph with a hook, a funnel, and a thesis statement. It should have a minimum of five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and one concluding paragraph. The final draft of the essay should be at least 2 pages long.

1. There should be three body paragraphs with clear topic sentences that have controlling ideas. There should be supporting sentences with specific examples of situations that give readers an understanding of each topic sentence. A concluding sentence may appear at the end of a body paragraph.

2. Because you read an article on this topic from an outside source, you MUST include this information in your paper.—remember to use citations when using an outside source. You must cite it IN the paper and then again at the END of the paper in a “reference list”

3. A concluding paragraph will have three parts: a restatement of the thesis statement, a summary of main points, and a reflection, prediction, or recommendation.

4. Summary/Response patterns should be used effectively throughout the essay. See the textbook pages chapter 6 pp. 190-199.

5. Your essay should be typed with 12 point font, Arial or Times New Roman, double spaced, 1 inch margins, academic in tone, proper heading, and page numbers.

Due Dates:

Outline Due: Tuesday, June 12 at midnight on ecampus

+ please use the outline model shown on ecampus. This should be minimal. If you have complete paragraphs written, I will not comment on them. The focus is on the layout of the essay. Please turn in to ecampus

First Draft: by end of day Thursday, June 14, 2018

+You should uploaded it into ecampus

Final Draft: by end of day, Thursday, June 21, 2018

+Please turn in to ecampus.

If you revise the final draft after receiving feedback from me, the score for this essay will be the average of both drafts. If you decide not to revise the final draft a second time, your grade will be the final draft itself.

Outline: 10%

First Draft: 30%

Final Draft: 60%--- or average of Final draft 1 + Final draft 2

To cite in a paper, after you give the information from the source, you will use the last name of the author and year it was published. So for example:

The effects of the study showed that people spoke differently depending on where they lived (Andone, 2011). This means that the location of where you live and where you grew up can determine the way you speak and the words you use.

Reference List

Andone, D. (2018). US lost track of 1,500 immigrant children, but says it's not 'legally responsible'. CNN. Retrieved from: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/26/politics/hhs-lost-track-1500-immigrant-children/index.html