Getting students to think about a writing assignment

My students in “Principles of Macroeconomics” write two article summaries.  A sizable proportion of them could easily improve their work by paying more attention to what I’m asking them to do.

This semester I did a pretty good job of nudging them to do just that.  A short homework assignment was the nudge.

Here’s the assignment sheet:
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Here’s the homework assignment:
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