Yglesias on Post-Trump Election: Summary and Annotations

For this assignment, start by typing up a double-spaced, 10-line summary of Yglesias’
article. This is practice, so just freewrite your retelling of his article in your journal, then
type it up and revise it to a single ten-line paragraph. Remember: Lines are not sentences.
Count the lines. Ten is just an arbitrary number; the point is to practice revising to a
particular length.
Once you’ve got your summary paragraph, type up your list of annotations. There were 22
paragraphs, so you should have 22 annotations. For the list, create two columns, 1-11 and
12-22, and type up your three-word phrases. (Google for a video on how to create columns
using your word processor.) Use only nouns, verbs and adjectives in your annotation
phrases. And remember: no lists for annotations, just three-word phrases.
Reduce the font size of your annotation list to 10 so that everything fits on one page. Keep
the memo heading and 10-line paragraph as 12-pt font. Match the format of the attached
visual model, following as well the general format instructions provided in the syllabus.