Description
The Summary
Summarize in 150-200 words the article your instructor has chosen from the assignment. Please use “Working at McDonald’s” on pages 247-250 of your 10th edition textbook (or pages 260-262 of your 10th edition textbook, or pages 280-283 of your 9th edition book). In this summary, you should relay the article’s main points, completely and accurately, in your own words. If you find yourself in a situation in which the author’s words needed to be quoted directly (perhaps for emphasis), you must make it clear that these words are the author’s by using quotation marks appropriately. You will not want to quote anything over one sentence in length, and you will want to limit yourself to no more than 2-3 direct quotes, if you use any at all. Remember that the whole point of this portion of the assignment is for you to restate the author’s points objectively in your own words.
In general, I recommend you structure your first sentence something like this:
In “Working at McDonald’s,” Amitai Etzioni argues that…
This will function as the thesis statement of your summary, so this first sentence will need to convey the main point(s) of the article to give your reader an overall view.
NOTE FOR THOSE WITH OLDER EDITIONS: If you have the 8th edition, please use “Working at McDonald’s” on pages 283-286 in the 8th edition. If you have the 7th edition, please use “Nickel and Dimed” on pages 270-273.
Critical Response
Write a two-page (minimum of 400-500 words) response to the article your instructor has chosen from the assignment. Please use “Working at McDonald’s” on pages 247-250 of your 11th edition book (or pages 260-262 of your 10th edition textbook / pages 280-283 of your 9th edition book).
Before you even begin drafting, you will want to decide on the terms of your response. Once you decide on the terms (or grounds) of your response, you’ll want to figure out how you can support your points—using logic, outside evidence—whatever is appropriate. Your response cannot be based on simply your opinion about the issue.