Summary of Coyne et al.s Does Reality Backbite

Introduction
In this assignment, you will write a write a 300-word summary of Coyne et al.s Does Reality Backbite using the reading and summarizing strategies presented in this unit.
Directions
As we learned from Thonney, one of the most important foundational skills academic writers in all disciplines learn is the ability to take apart, understand, and paraphrase or summarize complicated academic writing. For your first assignment, you will write a write a 300-word summary of Coyne et al.s Does Reality Backbite
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using the reading and summarizing strategies presented in this unit.
Your summary should pay attention to the overall conclusions, key terms, key examples, and main points of the authors while being specific and concise. Rather than providing an unconnected list of points, your summary should demonstrate how these ideas fit together and the authors purpose in writing (Why is this important? Relevant? Interesting? And to whom?). Although you will be putting the authors argument into your own words, you need to avoid oversimplifying, distorting, or judging the author’s arguments.
Criteria for Evaluation
When evaluating your summary, your instructor will examine how well your summary
Demonstrates accuracy, specificity, and concision
Displays comprehensiveness and balance: reasonable choice of main ideas, major points, and examples
Explains how the main ideas fit together and the authors purpose(s) in writing
Avoids intrusion or judgment
Effectively organizes the information
Uses effective sentence structure, word choice, grammar, spelling, and punctuation that enables rather than hinders clear and effective communication.
Read and summarize academic writing effectively
Articulate and analyze general academic writing conventions

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