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ReadAloudAssignment3.docx Read Aloud Assignment #3 Assignment Overview: This semester, you will write a series of five papers, with each paper building on (and sometimes reusing) material from prior papers. To make sure your first paper (Paper I: Literature Review) provides a good foundation for subsequent papers, this “Read Aloud Assignment” focuses on helping you know what to write and how to write it. Grading is pass / fail: Just make sure to complete all four steps below to earn all assignment points. You will also have a good start on your first paper! For this “Read Aloud Assignment”, I want you to complete four steps. Step One: I want you to upload your first full page of Paper I (the introductory paragraph and second paragraph, both double-spaced and consisting of around 300 to 350 words total). This page does not need to be the final version that you will use for Paper I, but make sure to proofread it carefully for both content and writing quality. While you should refer to the “Paper I: Literature Review Instructions” for specific guidance about the content required for this paper, I only need you to focus on the first full page for this “Read Aloud Assignment”. Question 1: Submit your one-page document by uploading the paper file to Canvas. Step Two: I want you to read your page aloud to another person. This can be anyone you want, including other class members, other students at FIU, your family, a friend, etc. Then have your reader complete the “Questions For Your Listener” survey below so they can give you some feedback on your writing and paper content. Note: The “Listener” can be same person who served as one of your three study participants, but they must have already completed the study if you want them to be the “Listener” for this assignment. After reading your paper aloud to your listener, ask them to rate the following six statements (Questions 2 through 7) about your paper on a scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Strongly Agree). Transfer their ratings to the electronic version of this survey assignment in Canvas. Feel free to ask your listener for clarification if their responses surprise you, as their feedback may give you some good insight into how to revise your paper before your formal Paper I submission. Questions For Your Listener Rating (1 to 7) 2. The introductory paragraph provides a clear description of the purpose and topic of the paper 3. The paper has a nice flow, with smooth transitions between sentences as well as between the introductory paragraph and the second paragraph 4. The second paragraph (which most likely focuses on describing a prior study or studies on the same topic) seems to lack the detail that I need to fully understand that prior study 5. Although I am only listening to the student author as they read me their paper, I feel like the paper needs additional proofreading 6. The student author does a good job supporting factual claims by citing other authors/studies 7. I feel like I have a good understanding of the topic the author discussed in this paper Step Three: To make sure you have a good grasp of your study hypotheses, I want you to tell your reader what your study is about in your own words and then ask them whether the first page of your paper does a good job setting up or leading into those hypotheses ( Feel free to refer to the study debriefing statement for information about the study predictions, but avoid simply reading that debriefing statement to your listener. Instead, summarize the study in your own words). Then have your listener describe back to you what your study is about. Based on their responses back to you, rate the statements below on a scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Strongly Agree). Transfer those ratings to the survey in Canvas. Questions For You (The Author) Rating (1 to 7) 8. My listener accurately described my study hypotheses 9. My listener seems confused about my study design Step Four: Now I want YOU to rate the following statements about your writing and the content of your one-page “Read Aloud Assignment” on a scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Strongly Agree). Transfer YOUR ratings to the survey in Canvas. Questions For You (The Author) Rating (1 to 7) 10. I feel my introductory paragraph adequately describes what my paper is about. 11. I think I can do a better job making sure that my paper flows well, with smoother transitions between sentences and between paragraphs 12. I think I need more detail when describing prior research so that I can better discuss what the prior research did and what they found. 13. Reading my paper aloud helped me figure out which sentences / passages need additional proofreading attention 14. Reading my paper aloud helped me figure out where I need to better cite resources to support my factual claims. 15. I feel like I have a good idea about how to improve my writing before I turn in the final draft of Paper I. PaperIInstructions.docx PAPER I: LITERATURE REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS 1 PAPER I: LITERATURE REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS 1 7 Instructions for Paper I: Study One Literature Review Instructions Ryan J. Winter Florida International University PSY3215 Dr. Anabelle Andon Due date Purpose of Paper I: Study One Literature Review 1). Psychological Purpose This paper serves several purposes, the first of which is helping you gain insight into research papers in psychology. As this may be your first time reading and writing papers in psychology, one goal of Paper I is to give you insight into what goes into such papers. This study one-lit review will help you a). better understand the psychology topic chosen for the course this semester, b). learn about the various sections of an empirical research report by reading five peer-reviewed articles (that is, articles that have a Title Page, Abstract, Literature Review, Methods Section, Results Section, and References Page), and c). use information gathered from research articles in psychology to help support your hypotheses for your first study this semester. Of course, you’ll be doing a study two literature review later in the semester, so think of this Paper I as the first part of your semester long paper. In this current paper (Paper I), you will read 2 research articles, summarize what the authors did and what they found, and use those summaries to support your study hypothesis. You should aim to write 1 paragraph per article. Please note that the powerpoints will indicate that you need to read and summarize 5 articles. That is not the case in this section of PSY3215. Our Papers are slightly different than other sections. When in doubt, please refer to our syllabus. For this paper, start your paper broadly and then narrow your focus (think about the hourglass example provided in the lecture). My suggestion is to give a brief overview of your paper topic in your opening paragraph, hinting at the research variables you plan to look at for study one. Your 2 body paragraphs will review prior research. Make sure to draw connections between these paragraphs, using smooth transitions between them. Your final paragraph should use the research you just summarized to support your research hypothesis. And yes, that means you MUST include your study predictions (which we provided in the researcher instructions under Paper II materials and the debriefing statement. Use them!). Please note your paper should have only 1 introduction paragraph, 2 body paragraphs, and 1 conclusion paragraph, to total 4 paragraphs maximum. This first paper will look like the literature reviews for the 2 research articles you are summarizing for this assignment. Use the articles you are using as references as examples! See what they did and mimic their style. Here, though, you will end the paper after providing your hypothesis. In Paper II, you will pick the topic up again, but in that future paper you will talk about your own study methods and results. 2). APA Formatting Purpose The second purpose of Paper I: Study One Literature Review is to teach you proper American Psychological Association (APA) formatting. In the instructions below, I tell you how to format your paper using APA style. There are a lot of very specific requirements in APA papers, so pay attention to the instructions below as well as Chapter 14 in your textbook! 3). Writing Purpose Finally, this paper is intended to help you grow as a writer. Few psychology classes give you the chance to write papers and receive feedback on your work. This class will! We will give you extensive feedback on your first few papers. Thus readers may be familiar with APA style but not your specific topic. Your job is to educate them on the topic and make sure they understand how your study design advances the field of psychology. Note: The overlap limit for this paper is 30% (though this excludes any overlap your paper might have with regard to citations, references, and the hypotheses). Make sure your paper falls under 30% (or 35% if including predictions). Instructions for Paper I: Study One Literature Review (Worth 20 Points) Below are lengthy instructions on how to write your study one literature review. There is also a checklist document in Canvas, which you should fill out before submitting your paper (we are sticklers for APA format, so make sure it is correct! We mark off if you have a misplaced “&”, so carefully review all of your work and use the checklist! It will help). Also look at the example paper in Canvas. It will show you what we expect. 1. Title Page: I expect the following format. a. As per APA 7th standards you do not need a Running head, but if you have it, make sure it’s properly formatted. b. If you don’t know how to insert headers, ask your instructor or watch this very helpful video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY. c. The header goes at the top of the paper and it is left justified. i. Use “Insert Headers” or click on the top of the page to open the header. Make sure to select the “Different first page” option so that your title page header will differ from subsequent pages 1. The optional Running head should be in all CAPS. This short running head title can be the same one as the rest of your paper or it can differ – the choice is yours, but it should be no more than 50 characters including spaces and punctuation ii. Insert a page number as well, flush right. iii. Want an example header? Look at the title page of these instructions! You can use other titles depending on your own preferences. d. Your Title should be midway up the page and bolded. Again, see my “Title” page above as an example of the placement, but for your title try to come up with a title that helps describe your study one. Avoid putting “Paper One”. Rather, consider the titles you saw in PsycInfo. Create a similar title that lets the reader know what your paper is about e. Type your name (First Last), the name of your institution, course number, professor’s name, and the due date beneath the title. Double space everything! i. You can also refer to Chapter 14 in your powerpoints and/or Smith and Davis textbook f. This Title Page section will be on page 1 2. Abstract? a. You DO NOT need an abstract for Paper I. In fact, you cannot write it until you complete both study one and two (as the abstract highlights the results), so omit the abstract for now 3. Literature Review Section a. First page of your literature review (Page 2) i. Proper header with page numbers. Your optional running head title will appear in the header of your page. To insert this header, use the headers program (see above). ii. The title of your paper should be on the first line of page two, centered, and bolded. It is IDENTICAL to the title on your title page. Just copy and paste it! iii. The beginning text for your paper follows on the next line b. Citations for the literature review i. Your paper must cite a 2 empirical research articles that are based on studies conducted in psychology. For Paper I, you MUST use the 2 articles provided in the Canvas folder. ii. Proper citations must be made in the paper – give credit where credit is due, and don’t make claims that cannot be validated. iii. Please do not use direct quotes. Paraphrase. c. Requirements for the information in your literature review i. Your study one literature review should use prior research as a starting point, narrowing down the main theme of your specific project – think about the hourglass example from Chapter 14 in Smith and Davis. ii. Use the following example to structure your paragraphs: 1. Intro (1 paragraph): hook your reader's interest with this paragraph as well as preview your topic. use a common example, an everyday situation, a news story, anything that exemplifies the phenomenon we are studying this semester. Keep it formal and aim to pique the reader’s interest. 2. Body (2 paragraphs): begin by making a general statement about what the article is about, while also transitioning from the preceding paragraph (it may be the intro or another body paragraph). Next, tell us who the participants were, information about how the dependent and independent variables were measured, what the findings were, and how they support your hypothesis. In this order. Follow this structure for every paragraph and you’ll be in good shape. 3. Conclusion (1 paragraph): write one or two sentences that state the purpose of your study while also transitioning from the last body paragraph into your conclusion. Don’t forget to include your hypothesis. DO NOT go into specific details about your methods. You will talk about your specific methods in Paper II in a few weeks. 4. References a. The References section starts on its own page, with the word References centered and bolded. Use proper APA format in this section or you will lose points. b. All references that you cited in the literature review must be in this section. There should be only 2 references here. c. For references, make sure you: i. use alphabetical ordering (start with the last name of the first author) ii. use the authors’ last names but only the initials of their first/middle name iii. give the date in parentheses – e.g. (2007). iv. italicize the name of the journal article v. give the volume number, also in italics vi. give the page numbers (not italicized) for articles vii. provide the doi (digital object identifier) if present (not italicized) The above information is required for your paper, but I wanted to provide a few tips about writing your literature review as well. Students often struggle with the first paper, but hopefully this will give you some good directions: · First, this paper is all about supporting your hypotheses . Know what your hypotheses are before you write the paper. My suggestion is to spend some time defining the phenomenon you are studying, and then talking about studies that looked at this area. Use those studies to help defend your own study hypothesis. That is, “Since they found X in this prior study, that helps support the hypothesis in the present study”. Again, hypotheses are provided under Assignments>Paper II>Researcher Instructions. · Second, make sure to proofread, proofread, proofread! Get feedback from classmates or a relative. It is up to you to make sure the flow of the paper is easy to understand. · Third, go look at the supporting documents for this paper (under the Assignments link). There is a checklist, a grade rubric, and an example paper. All will give you more information about what we are specifically looking for as well as a visual example of how to put it all together. · The paper should be brief: 1 introduction paragraph, 1 paragraph per article you summarize to total 2, and 1 conclusion paragraph. Part of what you are learning how to do is to succinctly summarize research articles. It should not take you 3-4 paragraphs per article to get the point across. · Finally, note that you have a lot of help available to you. For writing help, you can go to the Writing Center, which offer online services. For Paper III, it is a requirement to use these resources to address your deficits, so get used to making use of them!