Assignment Overview
Working individually or in small groups of 2-3, students will sign up to write a 600 – 800 word critical summary of one of the chapters from Thomas King’s text, The Inconvenient Indian.
Please submit your summary into the allocated assignment drop-box, as well as in the Brightspace (D2L) forum. Please DO NOT upload a document into the forum. Instead, click “start a new thread” in your selected D2L discussion and paste your critical summary directly into the “message” box of your new discussion topic. Additionally, please ensure the subject of your post includes the chapter title and the names of all members if working in a group.
Students that choose to work in groups will receive the same grade. It is crucial for this reason that each group member contributes equally.
Task Specifics:
1. Prepare a brief summary of the main points in your chosen chapter.
2. Critically reflect upon your chapter by tying in content from class, the media,
and/or scholarly sources. Additionally, students are expected to reflect upon their thoughts and experiences with the chapter they are reviewing, and its content. Note: The reflective aspect of this assignment is worth DOUBLE of what the summary portion is worth, and your effort in this area should reflect that.
3. Hand your completed work in by posting it to the correct D2L discussion forum, and by submitting as a Word Document into the allocated assignment drop-box.
Marking Guide: /50
Summary: /10
• Writing displays an accurate understanding of the chapter
• Main points and pertinent supporting information are identified.
Reflection and Understanding: /20
• Writing articulates multiple connections between the chapter summarized, the life and learning experiences of the student(s), course material covered to date, and any information found by the student.
• Ideas are insightful and carefully considered, demonstrating comprehension of the chapter and the topic.
• Interpretations are perceptive and illuminating and clearly intend to enhance and support a reader’s understanding of the topic/chapter.
Supporting Evidence: /10
• Personal viewpoints and interpretations are insightful, relevant to the chapter, and well supported.
• Support is precise and astutely chosen to reinforce the student’s ideas about the chapter convincingly.
• A consistent connection to the chapter is efficiently maintained.
Form, Structure, and Presentation: /10
• Writing displays an excellent level of grammatical accuracy, with no grammar errors that impede the reader’s understanding.
• A critical summary is presented with logical and clear sequencing.
• Text flow is natural and coherent and connected to the whole.
• APA7 formatting adhered to consistently and accurately.
• Paraphrases where appropriate and does not plagiarize.
Grading Notes:
• Your completed Critical Summary should be between 600-800 words.
• When citing sources, please use APA7 formatting and include references at the
bottom of your post. Please review this link for help with
formatting: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_sty le_introduction.html or contact the NLC Library, as they have tons of great resources.
• Please submit your summary into the allocated assignment drop-box, as well as in the Brightspace (D2L) forum. DO NOT upload a document into the forum. Paste your forum directly into the “Message” box of your new discussion topic.
