Select one essay in the brief mcgraw-hill guide writing for


Assignment 1: Summary and Personal Response

Select one essay in The brief McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life: (2nd ed.) to summarize for this assignment. Choose from the following essays: "Se habla Espanol" by Barrientos; "Facing poverty with a rich girl's habits" by Kim; "On becoming a writer" by Baker; "Farm girl" by Hemauer

Write a one and one-half to two (1½ - 2) page summary paper in which you:

  • Identify the source (writer and title of essay) and state his or her most important point in your own words.
  • Summarize the other main points and their supporting details in separate paragraphs.
  • Discuss the (1) writer's purpose, (2) genre, (3) audience, and (4) tone (attitude),
  • Describe your emotional response to the essay.
  • Use quotations, paraphrase, and summary correctly.

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