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...n for an audience of fellow students who are not familiar with the theory presented in the article you’re summarizing. Your aim is to introduce these novice social scientists to the author and the theory. Focus and Scope of Analysis Allport’s article dealing with the relationship between an individual and a group, as the subject of this paper. Your introduction should identify the author and article, introduce the issue the author is exploring, and provide a quick overview of his or her position. The body of your text will be devoted primarily to summary. Outline the major points of the author’s argument, describing how these points relate to each other and how each point is supported in the text. Devote separate paragraphs to each major point or claim. The concluding section of your text, which may be one or more paragraphs, is the place to present your reflections on, and response to, the author’s argument. Articulate an original and informed response. Do not just parrot the source text or state an unexamined opinion. As you develop your paper, keep in mind that, like the author you’re describing, yo...