Explain how specific groups of details or elements found in the text support your judgment of the text’s overall main point.

STEP 1: Read the article.
The Wonderful, Transcendent Life of an Odd-Nosed Monkey

The Wonderful, Transcendent Life of an Odd-Nosed Monkey

Jude Isabella | Hakai Magazine | April 22, 2020 | 22 minutes (5,500 words)
*NOTE: This article is also available as an audiorecording.
“The island of Borneo is the only home of the proboscis monkey, an endangered primate that is surprisingly resilient.”

STEP 3: Complete the reading response assignment.
The Reading Response must include the following:
The first paragraph should be a SUMMARY of the text, its key elements and details. Your summary should help others not familiar with the text “see it” or understand what it’s about “in a nutshell.”
Explain how specific groups of details or elements found in the text support your judgment of the text’s overall main point. Remember to include examples and evidence that support your assertion.
Your CONNECTIONS paragraph should then connect your ideas about the text and its details to “big picture” ideas, like social, political, cultural, or religious themes.

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary
The first paragraph should be a SUMMARY of the text, its key elements and details. Your summary should help others not familiar with the text “see it” or understand what it’s about “in a nutshell.” You need to clearly explain the author’s main points and overall argument or opinion. This explanation must be your explanation, written in your own words –
you should not copy anything from the article itself.

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis
Your ANALYSIS paragraph should explain how specific groups of details or elements found in the text support your judgment of the text’s overall main point. Remember to include examples and evidence that support your assertion.

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConnections
Your CONNECTIONS paragraph should then connect your ideas about the text and its details to “big picture” ideas, like social, political, cultural, or religious themes.

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuality of Writing
The response uses mostly correct grammar and spelling, and what errors there are do not interfere with the reader’s ability to understand what the writer is trying to say.

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