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g Assignment #1: Descriptive Summary
1. You must write adescriptive summary of the essay “Evolution as Fact and Theory” by Stephen J. Gould. The essay is located under Course Documents in Blackboard. The finished final draft of your descriptive summary should be approximately ¼ the length of the essay (about 3-4 pages).
2. At a minimum, your summary must demonstrate the following characteristics:
A. Be as concise and brief as possible.
B. Begin with the author’s name, title of the article, anda paraphrasing of the correct thesis.
C. Containall of the major points supporting the thesis found in the original (be complete).
D. Contain only the primary evidence used in support of the major points.
3. Other requirements:
A.Your essay must be completed in MS Word and submitted through the Blackboard Assignments module by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11.
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B. Your essay must be written using standard English grammar and mechanics
C. This is a formal academic summary and maynot be written from first person perspective
D. Your essay must be properly formatted in MLA style to include page formatting and a Works Cited page. Since all of a summary is essentially a paraphrase of the original,no in-text citations are necessary or expected
4. If you have specific questions about the assignment, you should contact me as quickly as possible.
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