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Reading Summary Assignment Instructions
Overview
This assignment requires you to “actively” read (survey, question, read, recite, review) and synthesize all required weekly reading materials (textbooks, articles and presentations) to be submitted weekly (as assigned). You will complete 5 Reading Summaries throughout this course.
Purpose: Reading Summaries are a core building block for this course which will promote students’ interaction with the weekly materials and develop their integrative writing skills. These Reading Summaries can cumulatively serve as study guides for both Midterm and Final exams.
Instructions
1. Each summary must be at least (1.5 to 2 pages).
2. All Learn materials from each module must be synthesized and include the integration of the key points gained from the Learn material.
3. All required reading sources for each module must be cited in current APA style. The use of outside peer-reviewed sources is optional.
4. Each summary must include:
(a) Integration of the Fiske & Taylor’s text chapter(s), Hamilton’s chapter(s), journal article(s), and presentation as indicated by each Module: Week.
(b) The summary should include 3 Sections:
(i) Introduction: This should be an overall summary of the Learn material (1-2 paragraphs).
(ii) Body: Three paragraphs, each with a major theme supported by several of the sources. Incorporate at least 3-5 major points that are related across all sources in the Learn material for the assigned Module: Week. Each of these paragraphs should have a minimum of 2 SOURCES cited in each paragraph.
**This will ensure the integrating of information, rather than an independent summary of each source.
(iii) Conclusion: This paragraph wraps up and summarizes the major themes introduced in the body of the summary. Avoid introducing new ideas and refrain from redundancy.
Format:
Each summary must be in current APA format and include:
(a) Title page, 1.5 to 2 pages of content and reference page(s).
(b) Use subheadings (i.e., Introduction, Summary Themes, Conclusion, etc.).
(c) For the body, synthesize the reading into a coherent narrative. Use transition statements as you move from one main theme to the next.
(d) Avoid first and second-person pronouns, and be sure to use past tense when describing completed research.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via Turnitin.
