Reading Summary

Critical Analysis of Social Science Reading

 

 

Citation

Author, title, and publication details

 

 

 

Nutshell Statement

One-sentence summary of the main point or argument

 

 

 

Key Concepts

One to three principal terms the author invented or employed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary Ideas

List of as many as seven one-phrase summaries of supporting evidence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

Your judgment of the value of the reading

 

 

Rate the reading on a scale from best (1) to worst (5).

Best                                          1                            2                            3                            4                            5                                              Worst