Two summaries of 9–12 sentences each
Please use a different essay to work on for each summary.
Instructions
Choose one essay from list A and another essay from list B below. Remember, you may only choose an essay once.
Write two short summaries of no more than twelve sentences each, one on your List A choice and one on your List B choice.
End each summary with a Works Cited or a References page.
Write your summary in present tense.
Keep your tone neutral because a summary should not reflect your opinion.
Give each summary a title.
Double space your summaries.
| List A – Expository Essay Choices | List B – Argumentative Essay Choices |
| “Newfoundlandese, If You Please,” by Diane Mooney |
“Enough Already, It’s Time to Decriminalize Prostitution,” by Patty Kelly (Note: AOW incorrectly uses “We” instead of “to”) |
| “A Scientific State of Mind,” by Jane Jacobs |
“What We Are Fighting For,” by Rex Murphy |
| “I Was a Teenage Hijabe Hockey Player,” by Shema Khan |
“The Environmental Crisis: The Devil is in the Generalities,” by Ross McKitrick |
| “The American Character,” by Morris Berman |
“A Solution to the Climate Problem,” by James Hansen |
| “Murderous Martyrdom: Religion or Politics,” by Karen Armstrong |
“The Ways of Meeting Oppression,” by Martin Luther King, Jr. |