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GSTR 110-B Dr. Jeff Richey
GSTR 110-E Asian Studies/Philosophy & Religion
Writing Seminar I Berea College
Fall 2006 Jeffrey_Richey@berea.edu
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Summaries
A summary informs the reader of the essential points found in a text. If arguments are
made in a text, then its summary should note what assumptions underlie them or what
kinds of evidence are used to support them. If a text defines particular terms in specific
ways, then its summary should include these definitions. If a text contains disagreements,
then its summary should clarify the grounds on which these disagreements occur.
#1 (2 copies due in class 9/8/06)
• In at least 250 words of double-spaced, 12-point text in standard English prose,
summarize the views of fate and freedom expressed by the following characters in
Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex: Oedipus and either Tiresias or Jocasta.
#2 (1 copy due as attachment e-mailed to instructor 9/22/06)
• In at least 250 words of double-spaced, 12-point text in standard English prose,
summarize the views of fate and freedom expressed by the following characters in
the book of Job: Job and either Eliphaz, Bildad, or Zophar.
#3 (1 copy due as attachment e-mailed to instructor 10/6/06)
• In at least 250 words of double-spaced, 12-point text in standard English prose,
summarize the views of fate and freedom expressed in either Ridley’s or
Wright’s book chapters.
Once all three summaries have been completed,
choose one to revise and submit as attachment e-mailed to the instructor
for a final grade by noon on 10/20/06.
See: “A Checklist for Analyzing an Argument” (B&B 71)
“Summarizing and Paraphrasing” (B&B 28-41)
