Jeremy Hardy
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
11 December 2019
Review of “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect”
Tom Ford once said, “The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.” Frans De Waal agrees with this in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect.” De Waal’s article is an informational read because it gives us knowledge about the connections between people and how actions from one person affect a large group of people.
Frans De Waal has a biology degree and is the director of the Living Links Center at Yerkes Primate Center. He is also a published author. De Waal’s purpose in writing this story was to inform and present facts to the reader about connections between primates. He wrote this story in an unbiased way and gave readers a lot of facts that cannot be argued. De Waal’s background in biology gave him a huge advantage over other authors because he knows what he is talking about when it comes to primates. His writing style in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” was conversational and very simple to read. It is a great story for the average reader because it is engaging and draws the reader into the story. The source where De Waal got his information are from personal observation and personal experiences. Although he is qualified to talk about these things, the story is missing other outside sources. There is no bibliography in this story, so it would not work to be used in a research paper. The format is consistent with this as well.
The format of this story was very good except it was missing section titles, story and they would have been helpful to have. De Waal should have added subheadings because the lack of them causes the reader to get lost in the transitions throughout the story. I tended to get lost throughout the article without them. On the other hand, the introduction in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” was good. It was eased readers into the topic. He made it interesting to hook the readers. I did like the organization of this story. It moved logically from point to point throughout. The transitions were effective even without the use of section titles. Also all of the info was relevant, just as well as the content in the article.
I thought the content was very good. The introduction was nice and tied in together well with the rest of the article, as well as the main claim. This was well introduced in the text. The conclusion in the story restates and clarifies the main claim. De Waal explains that primates mimic other primates that surround them. The article also utilizes examples of monkey behavior and human behavior to explain De Waal’s claim. The research and the sources in the story were good. The author’s qualification work for informing audiences, but there is no bibliography, so it would not work for in depth learning.
De Waal used his qualifications in the field of biology write an easy-to-read story about the behavior of primates. Although he did not add section titles he made the transitions effective by using information that was relevant to the topic. De Waal introduced his main claim well and tied everything in together nicely while utilizing examples of monkey behavior and human behavior to explain his claim. De Waal’s article is an informational read because it gives us information about connections between people and how actions from one person affect a large group of people.
Works Cited
Frans, De Waal. “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect.” Collections, edited by Kylene Beers, Martha Hougen, Carol Jago,
William L. McBride Erik Palmer Lydia Stack, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp123-128.
Article Review Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific. I read the story. Next I made an outline of my review. I filled that in and used that to write my review adding in bits and pieces as I went.
2. What qualifies this paper as an informative essay? What are the requirements for a review and how did you meet them? In my review I informed readers about the article so they know whether to read it or not. I gave my opinion on what I thought about the story and what I thought they should have done different.
3. What one piece of advice would you give someone writing a review for the first time? Why? Make and outline, it will give you a structure on what you should talk about.
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
11 December 2019
Review of “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect”
Tom Ford once said, “The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.” Frans De Waal agrees with this in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect.” De Waal’s article is an informational read because it gives us knowledge about the connections between people and how actions from one person affect a large group of people.
Frans De Waal has a biology degree and is the director of the Living Links Center at Yerkes Primate Center. He is also a published author. De Waal’s purpose in writing this story was to inform and present facts to the reader about connections between primates. He wrote this story in an unbiased way and gave readers a lot of facts that cannot be argued. De Waal’s background in biology gave him a huge advantage over other authors because he knows what he is talking about when it comes to primates. His writing style in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” was conversational and very simple to read. It is a great story for the average reader because it is engaging and draws the reader into the story. The source where De Waal got his information are from personal observation and personal experiences. Although he is qualified to talk about these things, the story is missing other outside sources. There is no bibliography in this story, so it would not work to be used in a research paper. The format is consistent with this as well.
The format of this story was very good except it was missing section titles, story and they would have been helpful to have. De Waal should have added subheadings because the lack of them causes the reader to get lost in the transitions throughout the story. I tended to get lost throughout the article without them. On the other hand, the introduction in “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” was good. It was eased readers into the topic. He made it interesting to hook the readers. I did like the organization of this story. It moved logically from point to point throughout. The transitions were effective even without the use of section titles. Also all of the info was relevant, just as well as the content in the article.
I thought the content was very good. The introduction was nice and tied in together well with the rest of the article, as well as the main claim. This was well introduced in the text. The conclusion in the story restates and clarifies the main claim. De Waal explains that primates mimic other primates that surround them. The article also utilizes examples of monkey behavior and human behavior to explain De Waal’s claim. The research and the sources in the story were good. The author’s qualification work for informing audiences, but there is no bibliography, so it would not work for in depth learning.
De Waal used his qualifications in the field of biology write an easy-to-read story about the behavior of primates. Although he did not add section titles he made the transitions effective by using information that was relevant to the topic. De Waal introduced his main claim well and tied everything in together nicely while utilizing examples of monkey behavior and human behavior to explain his claim. De Waal’s article is an informational read because it gives us information about connections between people and how actions from one person affect a large group of people.
Works Cited
Frans, De Waal. “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect.” Collections, edited by Kylene Beers, Martha Hougen, Carol Jago,
William L. McBride Erik Palmer Lydia Stack, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp123-128.
Article Review Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific. I read the story. Next I made an outline of my review. I filled that in and used that to write my review adding in bits and pieces as I went.
2. What qualifies this paper as an informative essay? What are the requirements for a review and how did you meet them? In my review I informed readers about the article so they know whether to read it or not. I gave my opinion on what I thought about the story and what I thought they should have done different.
3. What one piece of advice would you give someone writing a review for the first time? Why? Make and outline, it will give you a structure on what you should talk about.