1. What is the thesis statement? Is it an accurate reflection of the author’s thesis
statement? Is it stated in your own words? How could you refine it to be more clear
and concise?
My thesis statements is: The ways individuals change their lifestyle in order to cope with the pressures and responsibilities college brings in life.
2. How is the essay introduced? Do you mention the article’s title, author, purpose and
audience? Does it clearly set the tone for the paper and accurately reflect what is
discussed therein? Could it be improved?
I introduced my summary with an example of a normal college student experiencing a day in college.
3. What are the main points of the summary? How do you recognize them? Do you
leave out minor points and repetitive points for emphasis? Most importantly, do you
leave out your own opinion, feelings or conclusions on the subject of the article?
The main points in my summary cover the four pressures we discussed in blog. I chose to focus on these throughout my entire essay because we as college students deal with one if not more of these types of pressures every day. I implied not only examples of each pressure but examples that I have experienced throughout my college days.
4. How is the essay organized? Does it follow the organization of the original article?
What transitions do you use? Think of some additional possibilities for more logical
organization.
I mixed it up and tried as much as possible to separate each type of pressure so they each had their own paragraph. Throughout the summary, I incorporated different examples, each one dealing with the four types of pressures to keep the minds of readers open.
5. After your reading, can you say the thesis statement accurately reflects the topic and
focus of the essay? How is the essay concluded? What technique do you employ in
the conclusion? How is that effective or not?
I believe my thesis was accurate throughout my summary. I concluded with advice of my own as well as ways I think are helpful for current and future students when they start dealing with these pressures.
6. Make sure to fix any major grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.
7. Is the sentence structure varied and interesting? Do you have any weak, overly
wordy, awkward, or confusing sentences? Does the essay strive to use active, direct,
present tense verbs?
I feel like my wording structure and variety was well chosen. My examples may have been a little over wordy but I wanted to make sure readers understood what I was trying to show and explain.
8. Were the textual passages (quotes and paraphrases) well-chosen? Remember you
should try avoiding direct quotations when writing a summary.
I didn’t use a lot of quotes from the actual story that was in the book. With the ones I did include in my summary, they followed along with my summary and the examples that were used.
9. Is the essay written in third-person? Are all instances of first- and second-person
removed from the piece?
I tried keeping my summary in third person. However, it became a little tougher with some the examples I provided but I did the best I could.
10. Is the draft two to three (2-3) pages typed, double-spaced? Are all the margins one inch
(1”)?
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