Q Module 4 - Author Article Summary 1 Article 1 - "Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective" (Note: article is located in this module) Worth 20 Points Goals of Assignment 1. Introduce scholarly, sociological articles to students for augmenting course content 2. Write a brief, ‘alternative’ summary with a heavy focus on discussing the author(s) points of view based mainly on a specific questions in the instructions 3. Determine the main idea of article, author(s) purpose or intent for writing the article, and author's message to the reader from the student's interpretation (ONE SHORT PARAGRAPH ONLY) 4. Link reading comprehension to writing succinctly 5. Measure how well students follow written instructions Writing Instructions for Author Article Summary 1. FIRST – This summary is NOT LIKE WRITING AN AVERAGE, LONG SUMMARY. 2. SECONDLY – The following information MUST BE included at the TOP LEFT CORNER of your assignment (not bold type font): Your first and last name SOCIO-1A, Section # Module Assignment Name Dr. Summers Assignment Due Date *5 POINT DEDUCTION FOR NOT INCLUDING THE ABOVE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT *1 POINT DEDUCTION FOR EACH MISSING INFORMATION ABOVE 3. ONE PARAGRAPH ONLY & IN PARAGRAPH FORM ONLY, Do Not List a., b., c., etc. in your author article summary 5 POINT DEDUCTION FOR THIS INFRACTION 4. GRADING – Based on a. Organizational Structure (e.g., lucid sentences, ideas presented in a logical fashion) b. Quality of Student Writing (e.g., thought provoking, continuity of ideas, free of grammatical errors and misspelled words), c. How Well Student Followed Assignment Instructions below: 5. MANDATORY – The first sentence for all author article summaries begins with, “According to the article, titled (provide title as listed on article) by (include all author(s)’ name(s), the main idea was..." *REMEMBER: This is from your interpretation meaning there is NO ONE or RIGHT INTERPRETATION. 6. NEXT - (in one sentence) In your opinion and in your own words, “What Was the Main of this article?" WORTH 4 POINTS 7. NEXT – In your opinion and in your own words, “What Was the Author(s)’ Purpose or Intent for Writing This Article (e.g., inform or persuade or other reason) and Why (briefly)?” WORTH 8 POINTS 8. LASTLY – In your opinion and in your own words, “What Was the Author(s)’ Message to the Reader and Why (briefly)?” WORTH 8 POINTS *REMEMBER: NO WRITTEN CONCLUSIONS OR INTRODUCTIONS, NO DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLE, NO OUTSIDE SOURCES, NO HYPERLINKS OR PICTURES INCLUDED, AND NO ENDNOTES OR BIBLIOGRAPHY. 9. MINIMUM WORD REQUIREMENT – 50 WORDS PER AUTHOR ARTICLE SUMMARY *10 POINT DEDUCTION FOR SUMMARIES UNDER 50 WORDS *NO SUMMARY UNDER 35 WORDS ACCEPTED 10. MAXIMUM WORD REQUIREMENT – 70 WORDS PER AUTHOR ARTICLE *5 POINT DEDUCTION FOR SUMMARIES OVER 80 WORDS *NOTE: You Can Check Your Word Count Using Microsoft Word by Highlighting Your Summary, Click ‘Review” at the Top Margin, Then to the Far-Left, Underneath ‘abc’, Click ‘123’