Questions:
Discussing the Economic Crisis of 2008
Task:
Use the internet to locate articles discussing the economic crisis of 2008.
Find one article that you would like to read.
Skim the article.
Read the entire article, highlighting topic sentences.
Identify the author's thesis.
Write a summary and response, beginning your post with the author's name and title of the article. Identify the type of article (i.e., information, feature, opinion). Who is his or her primary audience? In the first paragraph, objectively summarize the author's thesis, purpose statement, or controlling idea. What is the main idea?
You may respond to the entire article, or you may concentrate on one or two points. Your response should be based on analysis, reasons, and evidence, not your feelings and opinion. Write with authority and avoid statements, such as "In my opinion," I think," I feel," and "I believe." Be honest in acknowledging your own bias; compare and contrast your opinions with the author's. Avoid biased language or attacks on the author. In your conclusion, sum up the main points. Explain how this article agrees or disagrees with your thesis statement.
Use in-text citations (in APA format) to document paraphrased and quoted materials.