After you have read the article above, summarize the text as if you were sharing it with students at College. This means you should use relatively academic language and assume your readers have not read/seen the text. Then, develop your reaction using multiple paragraphs.
Summary (one or two paragraphs – approximately 100-200 words)
Imagine you are sharing your summary with the class. Not everyone will read all of the texts. How can you summarize the text you choose to share with the class?
Include both content & context
Context: Who is the author (relevant bio)? Who is the author’s intended audience? When was this piece published? What is going on in the world that makes it relevant? What is the title of the text? Here are some summary starters.
Content: What is the main idea of the text? What examples are especially important? What is the purpose of the text?
If you need a reminder on how to write a summary, here is a video from ESL 106 with some summary tips: Response (at least two developed paragraph – approximately 400-600 words total)
Share your reaction! This is your reaction, so you don’t need to make it a research paper. Here are some questions you can use to help you write your response paragraph. You do not need to answer all of these questions:
Was this information new to you?
What did you think was interesting?
Did the examples remind you of anything in your life? in pop culture? in the media? in other classes? in our other readings?
Did the information challenge ideas you already had? How?
What do you wish the author knew? Do you have a counterpoint?
Why should more people read/see this text?
Why is this text important in today’s environment?
Concluding Idea (one or two paragraphs – approximately 100-200 words)
Summarize your own reaction and leave your readers thinking
Why is the text still relevant today?
How will it help you personally?
How could it help other students at College
Bonus! Try to connect it to our class’ experiment with ungrading
Standard Paper Format
Your essay should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with one inch margins. It should be a multi-paragraph essay at least 800 words in length
You need to include a Works Cited page with appropriate in-text citations in MLA format. Please reference at least one of the texts from the list of selected texts or optional texts.
One important goal of our class is to be able to critically analyze and summarize college-level texts. In our class, we have read about Ifemelu’s hair journey and watched a video about hair love. Now, we will practice summarizing and responding to an article on hair discrimination.
Hair Discrimination Article
Article: “Anniversary of California’s CROWN Act, affirming that hair discrimination is racial discrimination” by Lisa Deaderick.
Hair Discrimination Collection
Here are some additional resources to help you as you write. They are optional to include.
Video: “Hair Love”
Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles
Hair: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Black beauty has a place here: Brazilian women embrace hair’s curls and kinks
Standard Paper Format
Your essay should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with one inch margins. It should be a multi-paragraph essay
You need to include a Works Cited page with appropriate in-text citations in MLA format. Please reference at least one of the texts from the list of selected texts or optional texts.Standard Paper Format
Your essay should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with one inch margins. It should be a multi-paragraph essay at least 800 words in length
You need to include a Works Cited page with appropriate in-text citations in MLA format. Please reference at least one of the texts from the list of selected texts or optional texts.