For the first Summary and Critical Response Essay, you will summarize and write a critical response paragraph on “““¿Por Qué no Sabes Español?”” by Uribe.
This essay will be approximately 1-2 pages, or 500-700 words, and it will be comprised of two paragraphs: summary and response.
Paragraph 1: Summary
In summary writing, you demonstrate your understanding and interpretation of a text. The rhetorical purpose of a summary is to explain a text is to an audience who may not be familiar with the text. For this assignment, imagine your audience is comprised of English 112 teachers and students who have not read this specific article. To achieve this overarching purpose, your summary will need to make the following moves:
Identify the text by author and title Identify the author’s research questions, discuss the purpose of the study, and write a bit about the contexts for this research.
Explain the author’s research method. (What kind of data did the author collect? And how did he/she collect it?)
Discuss the findings of the study. (At what conclusion does the author arrive? What is the author’s overarching argument? ) Second
Paragraph: Critical Response
In the second paragraph, you will discuss one critical point of the study,
What specific critique do you bring? Why is this important?
What are the limitations of this study? How might you critique this study?
What evidence can you bring to support your critique?