Social media's small positive role in human relationships summary

English 1303 Major Essay #1 Summary/Strong Response Essay Assignment

    Use the strategies outlined in Chapter 5 of the AB Guide, “Reading Rhetorically,” to write a summary/strong response essay in which you discuss our societal use of technology and social media, by choosing ONE of the following readings:

Nicolas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us- stupid/306868/ Stephen Marche, “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us- lonely/308930/ Matt Richtel, “Attached to Technology and Paying a Price” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html Zeynep Tufekci, “Social Media’s Small, Positive Role in Human Relationships” http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/social-medias-small- positive-role-in-human-relationships/256346/

Your essay will include (1) a summary of the text (approximately 150-250 words), and (2) a strong response in which you speak back to that reading from your own critical thinking, personal experience, or values. To generate ideas for response look to the question-asking strategies in the AB Guide in Chapter 5, pp. 93-98. You are not limited to a rhetorical critique, an ideas critique, or a personal reflection, but can think of your response as a “blended” approach where one or all of these strategies might appear in your paper. Envision your audience as fellow students or instructors who have not read the article and who might want to use it as a resource.

Elements of the Summary/Strong Response Essay

See Figure 5.2, p. 111, for a general framework, and consider the following guidelines as you shape and draft your essay. Introductory paragraph

• Sets up the problem or topic as context for the introduction of your chosen text. • Introduces your text with the author’s name, title, context (where the article

appeared), and author’s central claim or main idea.

• Concludes with a tension-filled thesis that sets up clear expectations for the direction of your essay and gives your reader a sense of the points you will develop and discuss. Your thesis will express your judgment about the text in terms of rhetorical strategies, successes or problems, or possibly questions it has raised in your mind. See pp. 109-110 for sample thesis statements.

Summary of the article (150-250 words)

• Retains the balance of the original essay. You can generally follow the order of

the original essay, keeping the proportions of the summary roughly equivalent to the proportions of the original text.

• Includes author tags to distinguish the author’s viewpoints from your own. The summary does not include your opinion.

• Includes at least one direct quotation, folded into your own sentence. Use author tags and introductory phrases to incorporate direct quotes into your sentences.

Response paragraphs supporting your thesis

• Relate to your thesis and organize your response for your reader. • Address the author’s argument, main points, and/or ideas. • Relate logically to each other, easing your reader through your ideas with

transitions. • Support your judgments with reasons and concrete evidence from the text or your

own experience (examples/paraphrases/direct quotations). Conclusion

• Leaves the reader with a clear understanding of your stance toward the text. Consider also pointing your reader toward ideas beyond your own response to the text or a restatement of your thesis. Could you, for example, suggest how this text might be applied, or what its implications are, or how it contributes to the larger conversation surrounding the topic?

Work Cited page

• Begin at the top of the page that follows the last paragraph of your paper. • Gives the formal citation for your article in MLA (Works Cited) format. You can

find models for MLA citations by consulting: 1) your textbook, Ch. 23; 2) the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/, or 3) the Bedford/St. Martin’s Research & Documentation Guide http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/ resdoc5e/.

Length: 1000 – 1200 words

Format: Double space your paper, and use a 12 pt. font, Times New Roman. There should be a title at the top of page 1. Submission:

• Submit your paper file in the Turnitin link for Essay 1 that has been set up in your Blackboard course (under Content). Your file should be saved as a Word file (.DOCX or .DOC) or as Rich Text Format (.RTF).

• Keep in mind that your paper will be subjected to a Turnitin Originality test; ALL quotes, paraphrases, and summaries MUST be documented correctly and completely according to MLA guidelines. Failure to document quotes, paraphrases, and summaries can result in the invoking of the Academic Honesty Policy (see pages 2-3 of your Syllabus, as well as the UH Student Handbook for elaboration).

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