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Summary and Response Papers:
1) Heading
Your Name
L. Butler
1213-000
9 January 2005
2) Bibliography entry
Alexie, Sherman. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me.” The
Writer’s Presence: A Pool of Readings. 4th ed. Ed. Donald McQuade and
Robert Atwan. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. 61-4. (The first line
of the entry begins at the margin. The second line and third line will
be indented five spaces. This is the opposite of a paragraph. It is
called outdenting.)
3) Paragraph summary (Paragraph should be indented and be 7 to 13
sentences in length. This paragraph should summarize the main ideas in
your own words.)
4) Paragraph response (Paragraph should be indented and be 7 to 13
sentences in length. This paragraph is your opportunity to state your
opinions about what you read.)
5) Evaluation (Paragraph should be indented and be 7 to 13 sentences in
length. This paragraph should state what is good/bad and why you believe
this to be so.)
Each paper should follow MLA guidelines. Pages should be numbered in the
upper right hand corner. Ask questions if you do not understand how to
document or what each portion is asking you to do.
1 – 11. Readings from Writer’s Presence
Eight readings from across the disciplines. (Discuss in small groups in
class.)
12-15. Journal, newspaper, or internet articles on your argumentative
research topic (ones you are going to cite in your paper).
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