(1) 15 points Provide at least one paragraph summarizing the text. What is the author's "central statement" or "position'? Have a clear thesis statement. (2) 15 points Provide at least one paragraph about how this text relates to previous course materials (readings, lectures, movies, activities, etc.). You must discuss at least one course reading besides the hooks article. Be sure you use a professional citation technique (APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of Style, etc.) along with a References, Works Cited, or Bibliography page as appropriate to your chosen citation style. (3) 30 points Provide at least two paragraphs of critical interpretation and analysis. (a) This is not personal reflection or simply a regurgitation of facts and data. (b) Comment on the facts that you provide, as interpreted through the theoretical tools/ lenses presented in this course. (c) Make an argument: What does this material say? What does it mean? How does it fit? So what? What should your class participants make of this information? What makes the material presented useful or irrelevant for the study of ethics and/or philosophy? (d) For Example, you might try one (or more of the following): (i) Compare this text's position/thesis with another author's position. (4) Put the central argument of the text in your own words and then critique it, using the theories and tools you have developed while in school. (iii) Comment on what might be missing from the presentation.
(iv) Delineate any biases or presuppositions built into the author's position (4) 20 points Provide at least one paragraph that describes how others have approached the reading. (a) Find two peer-reviewed sources (that are not from an encyclopedia) that discuss this text (or topics within the text) to write this paragraph. (b) Again: No encyclopedias as references: No Wikipedia, no Britannica, no critical theory dictionaries, etc.
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