Question

Write a summary of this article. Your first sentence of your summary should include the author, article title and central claim of the piece. Summaries do not include your opinion—instead, a summary is a retelling of all of the most important ideas from the article, written objectively and accurately. . It should also be IN YOUR OWN WORDS—paraphrase the material, don’t quote it.
Write a “so-what” response to the article. In this part of the assignment, you are expected to write an analytical reflection on article. This part should be analytical, well-written, and should prove your engagement with the topic. It should be at least one paragraph.


Your so what should do some variation of the following:

--Show how the current event reflects larger issues or contributes to a larger conversation (socially, politically, economically, scientifically, etc.). Think about how this story is a thread in a larger fabric. Make connections to other current events.

- Consider implications (not addressed in article) / ask and possibly answer questions about repercussions/impact for others

-Make observations about underlying assumptions in the article or perhaps information that is left out of the story and its possible significance

Your so what should not:

-Make observations that are trite/cliché or obvious

-Be merely a personal impression of or reaction to event (eg. I think this is wrong…) or claim a moral or lesson from the article (eg. This just goes to show that…