You have worked hard this semester under challenging circumstances! You have been exposed to many tools and principles of genetics and molecular genetics. Your prcis assignment involves writing a summary of one of three research articles I have chosen for you that I believe you will enjoy. The articles are attached!
I want you to write a summary of one article (one to one and one-half page single-spaced) in your own words. Part of the goal of this project is for you to acquire the skills necessary to articulate well in biology. Thus this paper must be written in your own words. Any evidence of direct transcription from your research article will be viewed as plagiarism and graded accordingly.
What is a prcis?
A prcis is a condensed restatement of an article, roughly 14 the length of the original or less. In contrast to a summary, a prcis should preserve the articles logic and emphases and include main examples where relevant. A prcis of a primary-literature scientific paper should follow the standard format: background/hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusion. The prcis should be written from the original authors point of view, without editorializing.
A prcis demonstrates that you have assimilated the key information provided in an article. Prcis can be used as briefs, but are also very similar to the first section of manuscript reviews for peer-reviewed journals. Writing a prcis (or any summary) of an article is an excellent way of learning material for the long term.
1 – Read the article carefully all the way through
2 – Consider the main points
3 – Go over the article again, jotting down the main points (NOT whole sentences)
4 Seam together the points, in order, in a logical narrative
5 Edit to place proper stress on main points, and cut out extra details
6 – Review your paper with a consultant at the writing center.
My policy on late paper assignments is as follows:
Assignments will be accepted late at a penalty of 2 points per day.
Grading Rubric:
Writing and Clarity
28
The paper follows the conventions of written English.
It is free of typographical and grammatical errors.
The syntax is excellent and the flow is logical.
It is written in the authors own words.
Evidence of an understanding of the paper and of the genetics described 25 It is apparent that the student author has understood the goals of the paper, the question(s) being asked, the tools used and the results and their significance.
Context and breadth 10
The paper has been put in the larger context of biology.
The student author may have used and cited other sources when necessary to help understand concepts that were not clear.
Discretionary 7
Discretionary points are awarded by the professor to give fair credit to students whose paper shows features absent from a number of papers or excellent examples of expectations above. Examples might be:
Stunning clarity.
Superb writing.
Particularly engaging style.
(only use the attached pdf as the source)
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