The Fourth Of July by Audre Lorde

Select a reading from the reading anthology available in this course, and apply all steps of the critical reading process to it. The culmination of this close
reading will be a Summary and Analysis Essay, which accurately captures the purpose, meaning, and tone of the reading selection. Directed to an audience
unfamiliar with your reading selection, your summary will demonstrate the text’s thesis or controlling idea, its major ideas, and its mode of development.
The summary section of the essay will report only what’s in the reading selection, and will not include personal response or interpretation.
The analysis section of the essay will then move into your personal reactions and interpretations of the work. You will report to your readers how well you feel
it meets its rhetorical purpose, and how well the components of its style, structure, and evidence serve to support the text’s thesis.
Assignment Details
Look for the Try It pages along the way to help you prepare for and complete the Summary and Analysis Essay.
The finished Summary and Analysis Essay will be 250-500 words long. It will
mimic the structure of the reading selection
report the thesis or controlling idea of the reading selection
present major supporting details of the reading selection
include at least one direct quotation
include multiple paraphrases
end with a 2-3 paragraph section that analyzes the rhetorical purpose and features of the text, to conclude with your evaluation of how effectively this text
meets its purpose for its intended audience.
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