Summary Assignment 10% Due: March 8, XXXXXXXXXX:59PM) Based on the Reading: "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (TED Talk) Task: Summarize the article, "The Danger of a Single...

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Summary Assignment 10% Due: March 8, 2021 (11:59PM) Based on the Reading: "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (TED Talk) Task: Summarize the article, "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  Word count: 250-275 words maximum and Reference page must be included (2 pages in total) Format: APA Style paragraph Assignment Description:  In a well-structured paragraph (250-275 words), summarize Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talk,  "The Danger of a Single Story." Your Purpose: Your purpose is to summarize Adichie's TED Talk so that someone who has never heard (or read the transcript) before can read your summary and get a clear idea of what the TED Talk is about. This will require you to summarize Adichie's purpose, main ideas, and most important supporting ideas. Your Audience: Imagine you are writing your summary to be included in the Seneca Library online database. The database includes thousands of articles. When students research a topic, they go looking for articles that may help them with their assignments. Instead of reading through hundreds of articles, it is helpful to have a brief description of the article to give them an idea if they should bother reading the full article or not. This is called an abstract. Imagine your summary of Adichie's TED Talk is that abstract (brief description of the article). Your Genre: You are writing in an academic context. You are writing an academic summary. This means that your paragraph should be in proper APA style and that it should follow the conventions of summary writing: · Includes the title of the article · Includes the author of the article · Includes the author’s purpose · Includes the author’s main ideas · Includes the most important supporting ideas · Is written in your own words · Includes only the author’s ideas · Does not include your opinion/analysis/evaluation of the article Your Language and Tone: Write in complete sentences. Ensure your paragraph includes an introductory sentence, support sentences and a concluding sentence. Use formal language (no first person) that is appropriate to the context of academic writing. Remember you are meant to be writing for the Seneca College Library, and that your summary is intended for students in an academic setting. Most importantly, your summary should be written in your own words. This is important for two reasons: 1. You want to maintain a coherent voice (you want your paragraph to flow); 2. You only have limited space to write, and by using long quotations from the original, you may be wasting that space. Identifying main ideas and support ideas: Focus on restating Adichie's purpose, main ideas and support ideas. Ask yourself: Why did she write this? To inform? To persuade? To argue? To show? Next, ask: What is her thesis? What is her position on the topic? By answering these questions, you will be able to narrow down her purpose and main idea. Lastly, ask: How does she support her thesis? What key supporting points does she make in order to prove her main ideas? You will need to make choices about what not to include in your paragraph. By focusing on the above questions, you will be able to leave out information that is not absolutely necessary for completing your summarizing task.