This assignment will give you practice in critical reading, summary writing in its objective and critical forms, and evaluation of an article focusing on Canadian literature and culture.
The following is a list of articles published in Canadian Literature related to What We All Long For. Select one journal article from the list and write a critical summary. See Writing a Critical Summary
for help.
- Michael Buma’s
Soccer and the City
- Emily Johansen’s
Streets are the dwelling place of the collective
This short paper will give you practice in critical reading, summary writing in its objective and critical forms, and evaluation of an article focusing on Canadian literature and culture. Your paper should not exceed four pages double-spaced in 12-point font, excluding title page and works cited page.
Please use MLA style for in-text citations and your works cited.
Keys to Remember:
- Summarize the thesis of the article.
- Evaluate the article’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Take a position for or against the argument presented in the article.
- Keep your summary concise without distorting the meaning of the original paper.
Works Cited
- Buma, Michael.
Soccer and the City: The Unwieldy National in Dionne Brand’s What We All Long For.
Canadian Literature 202 (2009): 12–27. Print. (PDF) - Johansen, Emily.
Canadian Literature 196 (2008): 48–62. Print. (PDF)Streets are the dwelling place of the collective
: Public Space and Cosmopolitan Citizenship in Dionne Brand’s What We All Long For.
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