Week 4 R&A

Reading & Answering (2 pages):”Reading & Answering” is a reading summary but questions guided. It should summarize the author’s main points they’ve been presented in the paper. You cannot write an accurate summary unless you make careful choices about the essential or central text. You have to learn to filter out not unnecessary material that doesn’t contribute to the author’s central argument. A summary is not simply a compilation of random notes. Your task is to identify the author’s main points and critical evidence.Read this article and answers questions:
1What is the subject of this paper? The structure and the author’s main points of the article presented?
2What is the author elaborates on the methodology in the essay and its main characteristics?
3Do you think such a methodology can be used in social research? Can you give an example of how to use this methodology in social research?Bonus questions
4What kind of elaboration does the author’s methodology base? Do you agree or disagree with such development? Why?Grading criteria of the reading summary (total 10 points):
10 points:Reading & Answeringshows that the reader has a clearer understanding of the central points of the reading and can start thinking deeply;
8 points:Reading & Answeringcan summarize the main points of the reading;6 points:Reading & Answeringdoes not grasp the central argument of the reading but pays attention to only partial reading.
4 points:Reading & Answeringfails to reflect the reading correctly.No less than 2 pages, not more than 3 pages in the standard font:One leading paragraph (introduce what you have read, and the author and the background of the paper, etc),Answer questions listed in separate paragraphs (somethings you think are essential, or central arguments of the author, etc)One ending paragraph (what you gain from the reading, what questions you may have, the conclusion you can make, etc)