analysis and summary

The following rubric provides guidelines that describe performance completing summary/evaluation memos. The basic goals of the summary portion of your memo follow: 1. Condense the reading selection. (Be brief yet complete; no major ideas should be missing.) 2. Summarize completely. (Include the author's thesis, main points, and conclusions.) 3. Paraphrase. (Put the author's ideas into your own words.)

Note: Please write in the Third Person. If you must make use personal pronouns in the evaluation section, be sure to use "we".

The basic goals of the evaluation portion of your memo follow: 1. Relate the reading to personal experience. 2. Use logical, well-developed examples to explain the response to the reading. 3. Demonstrate critical thinking. Remember the CLASS system when reviewing the following descriptions: C=completeness L=literacy A=attitude S=strategy S=style Check the grade assigned for the performance indicators against the extended rubric contained in Course Lecture 2: Summarizing and Evaluating.

You should prepare for discussion by summarizing King's and Swift's documents. Paraphrase their theses, main points, and conclusions. To accomplish this feat, look for the six features of successful proposals.

Successful proposals and reports:

1. Define a problem.

2. Define a solution.

3. Discuss the advantages of the solution.

4. Anticipate and refute objections to the solution.

5. Discuss how to implement the solution.

6. Justify costs of the solution.

"Letter from Birmingham City Jail"Jail" http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf  or Optional MLK Letter

"A Modest Proposal" http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html