Each essay will consist of: a half-page (single-spaced) critical summary or précis of the reading, of approximately 300 words. Your précis should demonstrate a critical understanding of the reading and its arguments, and offer a personal assessment of its claims / strategies. Clearly separated out, at the bottom of the same page, 2 critical questions arising from your reading. Your questions should touch on some specific idea in the reading, seek clarity on some point, or push its argument in a new direction.