SELECT appropriate documentation style for page layout, place entries in alphabetical order, and use hanging indents (Google how to create a hanging indent)

Assignment
Description:
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READ sources 1 & 2 (Tomas Elemans “The inspiring truth in
fiction”. & Megan Schmidt “How Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages
Understanding ).
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IDENTIFY if you want to use APA or MLA documentation.
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CREATE MLA or APA page layout for document design
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CREATE a standard order for each entry (citation information,
summary paragraph, analysis paragraph (repeat)).
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SELECT appropriate documentation style for page layout, place
entries in alphabetical order, and use hanging indents (Google how to create
a hanging indent)
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WRITE a summary paragraph. Indent the first line of the summary
is indented half an inch.
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Start each summary paragraph with a topic sentence that
includes author and
article title. If there
is no author, it will reference the article or website name.
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Examples:
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(MLA) In the article, “Rioting, Looting Linked to George Floyd Protests Leaves Trail
of Destruction Across American Cities,” Greg Norman reports on the protests happening
nationwide, arrests, vandalism, and unrest as a result of George Floyd’s death.
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(APA) According to Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris (2020) in their
article, “Police and
protesters unite to grieve George Floyd’s death while violent instigators spark
new clashes,” protestors and police were standing together to grieve the
loss of George Floyd while investigators were examining the individuals behind
the rioting and its impact.
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Write summary in objective, written from a third person
perspective. The summary paragraph should highlight the main ideas from the
source. Exclude your personal opinions of the text from this paragraph. (No
personal pronouns or second person voice “you” in summary.)
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Aim for 6-12 sentences.
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WRITE a critical analysis paragraph. Indent the first line of the
analysis paragraph half an inch.
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Start analysis paragraph with a topic sentence that
identifies the credibility and relevancy of the source.
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Analyze the body paragraph by
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commenting on the quality of the source, its writing, and
the qualifications of the writer.
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evaluating both the writing style (tone, rhetorical
triangle, reading difficulty, organization of ideas, etc.),
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analyzing the ideas presented by the author (including
errors/strengths in logic; problems/strengths with evidence; qualifications of
the author).
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commenting on how the source’s genre affects its language
and presentation
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address how the article relates to specific course
questions.
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Aim for 6-12 sentences.

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