Who Gets To Graduate
Refer to the English Skills Handbook, pages and 97 and 98 just for extra guidance.
In this assignment, you will write a one paragraph summary of the article “Who Gets to Graduate.” By summary, you will state what the article is about without any opinion. The first sentence of the paragraph should include “TAG” information, that is, the Title, Author and Genre, and this can be in any order. For example: In the article “Who Gets to Graduate” by Paul Tough, we are introduced to Vanessa Brewer….
From that opening you will give a summary about Vanessa’s story and what the article is about. You will want to stick to the main ideas. In a summary you will not include your opinion, but rather this will be a factual reporting about the article.
Under that paragraph, you will have another paragraph that will offer your response, or your analysis of the article. Here you can include your opinion, including recommendations you would offer to someone in Vanessa’s situation. You can also include any personal experience that may be relevant.
On a separate page you will have what is called a Works Cited Page. Works Cited will be centered at the top, and the information you will have below that (not centered, but at the left margin) is the following: Tough, Paul. “Who Gets to Graduate?” The New York Times, 15 May 2014. Print.
Please type this in 12 point font, preferably Times New Roman. You can submit it here. The file types accepted are Word and PDF (doc, docx, PDF). If you have any problems submitting it, please email it to me with the subject line Summary and Response
