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Read the poem "Ballad of Birmingham," by Dudley Randall, on p. 378. Then summarize and respond to this critical essay about it:Please summarize and analyze this source below using this format ONLY:

Part I (Summary Sentence)

Using this sentence structure and format, type a summary sentence completely in your own words:

In "Full Title of Article," Author's Full Name argues X in order to show Y.

Example: "In "Gender and the Heroics of Endurance in Oroonoko," Mary Beth Rose argues that the ideal of male strength jeopardizes Oroonoko's ability to act and, therefore, serves as an oppressive model for heroic action.

Part II (Main Ideas)

Using complete sentences, list 3-5 main ideas from the article/chapter (in your own words). If you use the writer's words, put them in quotes, but mostly summarize in your OWN words. The gist of the list should be in your words, your terms, your syntax (word order).

Part III (Textual Evidence)

Choose and retype three key quotes from the article/chapter. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. TYPE WORD-FOR-WORD. Remember to put "opening and closing quotation marks" and the page number for proper attribution (#). If you cut out part of the quote, use the ellipses brackets: [ ...]. Then go back and highlight key words/terms from those quotes (be selective and intentional).

Part IV (Response)

Write 1-2 substantive paragraphs (250 words +) in which you respond to so-and-so's argument in terms of its relevance and usefulness for understanding the historical/cultural context of the primary source (literary work). Specifically, your response should answer the following sets of questions:

What information, if any, does the source provide about the author's background: their nation of origin, the political events and struggles of their time, their education, literary influences, etc. How do these (biographical) details influence the critic's interpretation of the primary source?

What insights does the secondary source offer into the time and place in which the text was produced and/or set? What social issues, historical movements, and cultural conflicts does it highlight?

To what extent does the text speak to present concerns? Explain.

How does the critic's argument confirm, challenge, or complicate your interpretation of the primary source?

Cite details from the text to support your take on a historical/cultural aspect of the text, in dialogue (or possibly conflict) with the critic's understanding of it.

You must integrate at least three (3) significant textual references from the secondary source and three (3) from the primary source that illustrate the points you are highlighting.

Remember to integrate your evidence using signal phrases (So-and-so argues that "key words or phrases," and as a result ... (#).

Always introduce and explain quotes. Never drop a quote (a.k.a hit-n-run), and never let the quote do the work for you. Keep in mind that small snippets (close reading) of parts of lines are better than long block quotes.

Paraphrase when necessary, but be sure that the bulk of the writing is entirely yours.

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