1. Give me a copy of your summary draft.
2. Hand out your copy to 2 of your peers.
3. Read your summary out loud. Your peers should make marks as you read. Especially mark where the writing is confusing and does not make sense.
4. Discuss your summary. What makes sense? Where is the language confusing?
5. Repeat for each member of the group.
Good ways to begin:
- In his/her article (or lecture) "__title of article__________,” _____Author's name___ (year) argues/claims/reports/contends/maintains/states that ____________________________.
- In his article "Michael Dell turns the PC world inside out," Andrew E. Serwer (1997) describes how Michael Dell founded Dell Computers and claims that Dell’s low-cost, direct-sales strategy and high quality standards account for Dell’s enormous success.
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According to __Author's name____________ (year), ___________________________.
(main idea; S + V + C)
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_Author's name_______'s article on _______topic _______ (year) discusses the ________main idea (noun phrase) ____________.
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___________ (year), in his/her article, "________________" argues that ________________.
(author's last name) (title of article) (main idea; S + V + C)
Helpful phrases:
Examples:
News article and summary about the article.
A
Summary of "National Security Justifies Censorship"
Introduction
The
article "National Security Justifies Censorship" by Elmo R. Zumwalt
and James G. Zumwalt, appears in Censorship,
a book in the Opposing Viewpoints
Series. The article asserts that information that is secret and vital to
the security of the nation should not be released to the press.
The arguments made by Zumwalt Senior and Junior are summarized below.
Summary
Although
many journalists contend that the First Amendment guarantees unrestricted
printing freedom, the authors believe the press has gained more power than the
framers of the Constitution foresaw and therefore neglected to install safe
guards that would protect national security.
According
to the authors, the power of the media has gone far past what the constitutional
framers expected; consequently, several acts since the writing of the
Constitution have been implemented to deal with the lack of protection regarding
national security. The authors
continue to affirm that even though significant risk exists when confidential
information is released to the press, this danger has remained unresolved by the
courts.
The
authors cite an example to prove this point. The CIA during the Reagan
administration recognized Muhamar Quadaffi as a known terrorist and a potential
threat to national security in a classified document. The Washington Post
somehow had the document disclosed to them, and they soon published the
information. Several months after
the operation had been abandoned, the CIA found Quadaffi responsible for the
bombing of a West Berlin discotheque. Military action had to be taken because of
the earlier release of the classified document. The operation incurred military casualties.
The
authors then offer a two-part solution: (1) make the publication of classified
information a punishable offense, and (2) incorporate a "code of
ethics" into media guidelines that safeguards national security.
The paper ends by discussing how ethics are the responsibility of good
journalism.
Conclusion
Elmo R. Zumwalt and James G. Zumwalt assert that the media are
overpowered and the national security is underprotected.
They believe that the government and the media must take steps to assure
a disaster does not occur.
Looking Forward:
*Friday, October 11 - Summary Due. Upload to Elearning Dropbox
*Monday, October 14
College Writing Skills. Read chapter 19.
Bring article to class.
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