For this assignment, you will write a rough draft of a summary and response essay. Your rough draft should be as close to a polished version as possible.
Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to summarize and respond to Catherine A. Cleaver, “The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger”
Topic: Read “The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger.” This is the general area that you will be writing about in Essays 2 and 3. Write an essay of 3–4 pages, double-spaced, in which you first summarize the essay, and then respond to it.
Follow the process explained in “The Prentice Hall essential guide for college writers” text, Chapter 5, pages 110–111 and 129–138. Use one of the suggested outlines for summary and response essays on pages 136–137 to draft your paper.
To complete the assignment:
– Write the rough draft of your essay.
– Responds to a professional essay with original ideas, using accepted strategies for response and credible evidence.
– Organizes summary and response essay clearly and effectively, using transitions and other devices for coherence effectively.
– Employs all accepted conventions for citation and referencing in a summary and response, including the use of an author tag and correct citation.
– Applies accepted conventions of grammar, punctuation, language usage, and mechanics, including proper APA document formatting, without error.