For today, you'll submit -

• your text annotations for readings three-four
• a rhetorical précis and your response questions for readings three-four

Readings Three-Four

• Edsall, Thomas B., " What Does Immigration Actually Cost Us?," pp. 1-10
• West, Darrell M., " The Costs and Benefits of Immigration," from the book Brain Gain: Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy, Brookings Institution, pp. 1-20

Text Annotations

Submit your text annotations. To create your annotations, you may use Adobe Acrobat (see directions below). You may also convert pdfs to Word and use Word tools to annotate, print texts and handwrite your annotations, or choose another method that works for you. Try to produce a single document for each annotated text.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader for Desktops Rhetorical Precis Instructions

  Write all précis on a single, continuous document as shown in the template to minimize the number of attachments.

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  Note: It's not necessary to produce Works Cited entries for texts I provide. So although you'll see Works Cited entries on the templates, it's not necessary to include any this week.

  • Précis Instructions

    Rhetorical Précis Blank Template in Word

    • • Précis Blank Template Word

        Rhetorical Précis Blank Template in PDF

        • • Précis Blank Template PDF

            Response Questions

            In addition to the précis, you will respond to the following questions after the précis for each source, providing specific details:

            • • Using the CRAAP test, how sound is this source and why?
              • What do you find strong or especially agree with based on your current understanding and why?
              • What do you find weak, fallacious, or especially disagree with based on your current understanding and why?
              • Has your thinking about your chosen topic changed as a result of this source and why/why not?
              • How might you use this source in an essay you might write?