Reading Summary

Critical Analysis of Social Science Reading

 

Complete Bibliographical Citation

Author, title, and publication details (pasted from syllabus)

 

Nutshell Statement

One sentence ONLY summarizing the argument by using each key concept (one phrase/clause apiece)

 

Key Concepts

·         A list of one to three principal terms or memorable concepts the author invented or employed, each defined using terms from the secondary ideas list below (one phrase/clause apiece)

 

Secondary Ideas

·         START BUILDING THE SUMMARY HERE, NOT ABOVE. A list of ideas or evidence the author includes, along with a shortest possible definition (Later pare down the list to about 7 by removing less important ones or combining them into other, related ones.)

 

Research Method

·         List main approach and principal technique. Theoretical essays: inductive, deductive, analytical, etc. Studies: humanistic (historical, auto-ethnography, performance, etc.), qualitative, quantitative (survey, content analysis, experiment, etc.), mixed method (specify); give specifics of evidence

 

Main Theory

·         Theoretical base (humanist, critical/cultural, positivist, mixed, etc.), with name(s) of main theorist(s) in parentheses

 

Judgment & Assessment

Judgment: Rating on a scale from best (1) to worst (5). Assessment: List of 1–3 criteria, each with a phrase indicating how it held up

·         Alpha list of class members