The Weakest Generation?” By Dana Milbank

Requirements: This 3-4 page essay will be double-spaced, 12-point font (Times New Roman, Calibri), 1’ margins. You will choose one of the provided readings about a variety of important modern topics. For the summary part (around three paragraphs) of this paper you will summarize the reading by paraphrasing it in your own words and documenting extensively with APA in-text citations and a References page; no Abstract is required. You will not comment or give your opinions on the material in the summary part, but will simply recap. To help, you’ll review the Summary Handout on our class site and remember to avoid direct quoting the article and instead focus on paraphrasing. Then for the response part of the paper you’ll be able to respond and give your thoughts/reactions to the material. You will also bring in 1 simile or metaphor at some point in your paper.
Now, here are some questions you might answer in your response: Do you agree or disagree with the author? Why? What are some flaws in his or her arguments? What points or arguments do you think the writer hadn’t considered? What was surprising from the reading? What information or claims were unexpected? What parts of the text did you think were particularly interesting or moving? What about them drew you in? Overall, this essay requires both summary/recap skills and your own analysis and provides another opportunity for you to incorporate and cite source material. : )

To help, remember that the summary-response essay is an academic paper, and so while you’ll include your thoughts and ideas in the essay, you’ll write in the academic third person. This means that though “I” is able to be used if kept minimal, do not use second person (any form of you).

Reminders: You will be paraphrasing extensively throughout the summary section and due to the increased research foundation for this assignment, you will need to prioritize in-text citations for this assignment, especially after names, years and statistics and quotes.

Introduction and Conclusion Strategies: For this essay, bringing in a quote or a statistic from the article into the introduction, first paragraph, could work well to draw in readers. For the conclusion you might consider bringing in hypothetical questions to encourage further thought, an anecdote related to the topic, or an emphasis on why the topic is important to talk about. Banned Words: You, Good, Bad

As always, please keep me posted if you have any questions and I look forward to reading more of your writing.
Total: 100 pts
Pages: 3-4
Sources: 1 of the chosen articles