Assignment
Steps for writing the abstract
1. Start with a title that lets the reader know what the topic is about. 2.
3. Start with a statement of the issue. What is your motivation? Suggest why it matters. Put your topic within a context.
4. Indicate the main point of argument.
5. Mention methods for studying this topic. Research studies? Interviews? Surveys? Analysis of data?
6. Provide more "so what" to show why my work matters.
An Example of Abstract
Numbers coordinate with the steps above.
1. Title: A Tutor's Audience is Never a Fiction: Leaving the Role of Audience and Becoming a Reader" Eric Stephens and Susan Andersen
2. Tutors often find themselves at an intersection between the writer and the audience and, in the confusion, enter the role of audience.
3. This, we believe, is founded on the erroneous assumption that being a reader means being the audience.
4. Our presentation discusses the results of our small-scale study comparing tutors' self-perceptions of audience awareness to the observations of their sessions.
5. We argue that tutors should not respond as the audience, but as critical readers. Understanding the crucial role of audience results in better questioning methods for tutors and more productive sessions.
Another Example
You've Come a Long Way, Baby': Modern-Day Feminism as a Positive Force in American Society"
The women's movement for political, social, and economic equality came to an especially large resurgence in the 1960s-1970s in America-bra-burning and anti-shaving-legs women patrolled the streets in defiance to fight for the rights they deserved. Now, modern-day feminism is coming up in society again as a prevalent issue.
But why does America still need a feminist movement? Some would argue that it doesn't, because women already have equal rights, and there is a cultural shift in gender roles in the past few decades. However, this is just the surface level of gender equality-the rape culture in America is ever present and offensive gender stereotypes are still promoted.
Through a study of both scholarly articles and social media, I argue that the modern-day feminism movement still matters. First, we must acknowledge the problems of rape culture and offensive gender stereotypes. Second, we must recognize modern-day feminism as a tool of empowerment in the fight for equal rights for everyone.