Summary and Analysis of a Secondary Text

In this assignment, we continue to explore the theme of gender within short fiction with Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” In this case, however, we will be turning our attention to a secondary text, meaning an article written about the story. The text in question is called “‘The Yellow Wallpaper’: Another Diagnosis” by Alan Brown, which you will find in the Files section of Canvas. The Assignment will be divided into two parts:

• one paragraph (half-to-three quarters of a page) summarizing the article
• one paragraph (half-to-three quarters of a page) responding to the main idea(s) of the article

In the first paragraph, you will be using the skills of summary you developed in 111. In the second, you will discuss the article in the light of ideas we have discussed in class or which you have had in reading the story.

Format: double-spaced, MLA

The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn process flowcharting/improving a process and summarizing the results. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Microsoft® PowerPoint® (or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc.) 

Select a complex process from your personal life or work. 

Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other software including Vizio, Word, etc. to create a flowchart of the as-is process. 

Define metrics and measure the current process. 

Use process improvement techniques to improve the process. 

Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc. to create an improved process flowchart. 

Use judgmental forecasting, which is your professional judgement, to ascertain how the future process will perform according to your metrics.

Develop a 525-word executive summary in which you describe your process improvement project (including the as-is process flowchart and the improved process flowchart). 

Note: Students and faculty are reminded both Six Sigma readings and Lean Principles introduced in Week 2 are spread throughout the entire course. Students will apply the knowledge from the readings in their Learning Teams throughout the course.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

Resources:

• Center for Writing Excellence
• Reference and Citation Generator
• Grammar and Writing Guides
• Learning Team Toolkit