Write a summary of “A Case Against Zoos” from this week’s source material.

Write a summary of “A Case Against Zoos” from this week’s source material. Your summary must conform to elements of a summary discussed this week.
Overview
You can NOT complete this assignment successfully unless you have read all the lecture content, watched my videos in the announcements, AND READ THE EXAMPLES.
Directions
Read all lecture pages and the example summaries FIRST.
Download “We Can Find Sensible, Middle-Ground Solutions to the Horror of Mass Shootings.”
Take notes on all the elements of an argument in the article “A Case Against Zoos” (rhetorical situation, overall (main) argument, major claims, evidence and types of evidence, concessions/counterarguments, rebuttals, ways the author qualified or limited her argument, elements of pathos).
Download 3 Causes and 9 Effects
You may want to use the argument template from last week, or something similar of your own creation. You need some kind of outline on a separate paper. Summarizing and listing ideas on a separate paper helps you avoid accidental plagiarism.
Watch out for accidental plagiarism–review the handouts on plagiarism and paraphrasing (see the “handouts” module).
Your writing should follow the basic guidelines of academic writing.
Submit your summary in a Word document or Google Doc.
Be sure to use MLA formatting: 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, double space everything.
Examples
There are 2 primary examples (of Kristof’s article and of Lewis’ article) in this week’s lectures. Read them carefully BEFORE you write your summary.
Checklist
1. Most of your summary should be paraphrased–you must restate the author’s ideas in your own words AND sentence structure.
2. Use quotations sparingly and only when absolutely necessary.
3. Refer to the author throughout the text (Jones argues/according to Jones/she questions/she presents data).
4. Use some transition words and phrases (first, second, moreover, besides…, not only..but also, however, on the other hand, etc.).
5. Summarize all or most of the author’s primary claims.
6. Use specific summary language as discussed in this week’s lectures.
7. Summarize some of the most relevant counterarguments/concessions and rebuttals.
8. Describe how the author limits or qualifies her argument.
9. Note at least one way the author makes use of pathos/emotional appeal.
10. Consider whether the argument attempts to build common ground, or whether it is adversarial

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