PLEASE NOTE THIS REQUIRES QUITE A BIT OF READING AND CONNECTING
Each essay must integrate two essential components:
a summary of central points, arguments, or findings presented by the assigned author(s); and
an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the major landings or arguments of the author(s).
Your evaluation should be the driving force behind your critical reflection; develop an argument about the reading and supply appropriate evidence–illustrations from the reading–to support your assertions. As long as you don’t get side-tracked by minor points, you’ll discover that you’ve summarized the central points of the reading via your evaluation. In other words, your evaluation should focus on the central ideas, major findings, research methods, or the fit between theory and evidence in the assigned reading.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE FORMAT ILLUSTRATED IN THE SAMPLE ESSAY!!!
The first paragraph should introduce the reader to the general topic, summarize the central argument or theme of the assigned readings, and present your general argument about the week’s assigned readings. THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SHOULD CLEARLY ARTICULATE YOUR OWN CENTRAL THESIS ABOUT YOUR OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE READINGS. Please note that your thesis statement–YOUR argument– is not the central thesis of the assigned readings! Each paragraph in the body of the essay should begin with a concise topic sentence that supports your central thesis. PAGE NUMBERS MUST BE INCLUDED FOR CITATIONS WITHIN ESSAY! THIS MAY NOT BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH APA FORMATTING BUT IT IS AABSOLUTELY REQUIRED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT! ALL THREE READINGS MUST BE CITED AT LEAST TWICE AND CITED PROPERLY WITHIN THE ESSAY Finish the essay with a conclusion that brings the reader back to your central thesis without merely repeating it. PLEASE NOTE THE EVALUATION CHECKLIST AND SAMPLE ESSAYS FOR A GUIDE TO FORMAT AND COMPOSITION!
