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ForanPedagogical Goals
To gain practice in accurately and concisely summarizing a piece of literary criticism.

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Bradley IrishPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
* Models for students the kind of summarization required in their reasearch summary papers
* Can be used as a sample paper in discussion with students

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Nyssa MorrisPedagogical Goals of the Assignment
Help with research summary writing

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PCL Librarians!Pedagogical Goals of the Assignment
Have the students think critically about HOW they access sources
Encourage the students to think about writing as a process that INCLUDES research - not one that starts AFTER research
Provide place to isolate thesis, evidence apart from research summary so that students think about document as an exercise in composition - putting these ideas together in a well-organized, coherent summary.
Track student research - a good forum to respond to student research. Are they using good search terms? Are they looking in the right place?

Pedagogical Goals of the Assignment
To introduce students to the proper uses of summarization and understanding the argument of the articles they are researching.