An introduction that explains the topic to an interested reader. A summary secti

An introduction that explains the topic to an interested reader.
A summary secti

An introduction that explains the topic to an interested reader.
A summary section that provides what you believe is the most important
information the reader needs to understand about the topic.
The summary should include key background information as well as
major perspectives that you have found about the topic.
A section that summarizes the academic articles you selected and reflects on
how they contribute to your understanding of the topic.
 First, you will need to summarize each article
For the first article:
 What larger conversation is the article part of? What previous ideas
is it building on / responding to?
 What is the article’s specific research question?
 What methods does the article use to answer that question? How
does it gather its evidence, and how does it interpret its evidence?
 What results does the article find?
 What are the article’s key takeaways? What do the authors think
are the most important conclusions to draw from the results? What
do you think is most important to learn from the results?
 Next you will need to do the same for the second article.
 Finally, reflect on how the two articles relate and how each
contributes to your understanding of the topic.
 How do the two disciplines you explored differ in the way they
approach the topic? How do the methods/evidence of the articles
compare?
 How do the results/conclusions of the articles relate? Do you see
connections between them? Do they support a similar conclusion
about the topic, or do they point to different conclusions?
 How do the results/conclusions of the articles impact your
understanding of your topic?
o Finally, include a conclusion that summarizes the key takeaways from the
research. What conclusion(s) should the reader draw.
Assume that your audience for this essay is a group of scholars (students and
teachers) who are interested in the topic but have no specific background in it.
Requirements
 The essay must reference at least 5 total sources: at least three reference sources or
sources from news-gathering organizations, and two academic articles that you
summarize and respond to.
 The essay should include direct quotes from at least some of the sources, including
quotes from each of the academic articles you summarize.
 The essay should include a Works Cited page listing the articles you cite in MLA
format.
 The essay should be about 2,000 words long and formatted according to MLA
standards.