below I will attach two documnets containing the readings
please use the template I attach and also I will attach an example
Instructions
These summaries will go into your digital portfolio. For this course, a summary is a short written piece that follows this format and is submitted as a Microsoft Office Word Doc on Canvas.
Student name
Comms 304 and section number
Date
Full citation (book, chapter, article, etc.)
Paragraphs that answers the following questions:
What was the main point (or thesis or argument) of the reading? (150-200 words) You should try to summarize the main point in your own words, but you are welcome to quote directly from the texts. However, any quote must be followed by a page number reference to where it can be found in the reading. Failure to properly cite will result in receiving no credit for the assignment.
What was the most important thing you learned from the reading? or How can you apply these ideas to your life?(100-150 words) This is the place where you reflect on the meaning of the reading. You can address either question or both. The reflection and thinking portion should be longer than the summary.
What is a question you have about the reading? (10-50 words) Write down at least one good question you have after doing the reading. This should not be a throw-away question or a question that can be answered with yes/no. If we have time, we will try to address these in class.
Note: You can address all the parts in one paragraph, or in three separate shorter ones, if that’s easier for you. Your summaries should be at least 300 words per reading. Just remember to try to keep it brief. You do not get more points for writing more.
On the days when you have several readings (chapters, articles, etc.), you need to do one summary for each reading or chapter. You will repeat this format (citation and summary paragraph) for each of the readings.
Your writing must be free of all writing errors, and you will lose points for writing problems.
You can revise and resubmit this assignment as many times as you would like to improve your grade. See the syllabus for more information.
Here are some examples of the summaries. Note: In past classes, the summaries (also known as abstracts) were much longer (they were detailed notes from the readings that often ran several pages for each chapter) and covered more material.
