Article Summary

Assigned: 02/01
Due at start of class 02/08

General Description:

The judgement by Judge Jones in the recent Intelligent Design court
case in Pennsylvania (Case 04cv2688; Kitzmiller et. al. vs. Dover
Area School District et. al.) is located here:
http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/kitzmiller_342.pdf

You are required to do research on this topic and then write a 5-page (single spaced)
critique of the judgement. Your critique should answer questions such
as:

What are the two sides of the issue?
Did the judgement address both sides of the issue? Was the judgment objective, fair and unbiased? If you think that the argument was biased, what is your evidence for the bias?
How effective was the arguement and why? What techniques did the Judge use to make it effective? What detracted from its effectiveness? How could the argument's quality be improved?
Did you agree with the argument? Did it support or change your opinion? If not, then why not?

Learning Objectives

    * To describe and summarize the content and fundamental argument of an article in a concise format.
    * To practice skills in critical reading and writing.