Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
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The summary/response essay asks you first to summarize the main points of the article and to respond to those points by agreeing, disagreeing, or agreeing with some but not all of the arguments made in the article. You should include evidence (from the article, from your own reasoning, from examples, from experiences, etc.) to support your response.Due Dates
Please refer to the calendar due dates. Please remember the peer review is a separate grade and has separate due dates.Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of writing a response paper is to encourage you to read actively and to evaluate the selected articles critically. While it is possible to read an article just once and gain an understanding of the main idea, much of the depth and nuance of the article will only be discovered after multiple readings. Moreover, your grasp of the ideas and concepts presented in the article will remain superficial until you apply those ideas and concepts in your own writing. As you write, you should practice making clear claims about the material youre writing about and should practice supporting those claims with evidence from the text and from your own reasoning about the subject.Minimum
BRIEFLY, describe the subject matter(s) that will use in support of topic you are writing about: 2.5 points
BRIEFLY, explain why the topic you are writing about is relevant as it relates to the course: 2.5 points
The Body of the paper: 35 points
IN DETAIL describe each the subject matter(s) used in support of topic you are writing about, and HOW IT/THEY ARE RELATED to that topic.
No .com sources. Wikipedia can be helpful for quick reference; it should not be listed as a source. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy are both excellent places to begin; Philosophy Pages not so much. Follow MLA style for in-paper references and works cited. Microsoft Word has a tool to format your citations. Be sure to cite internet sources correctly a URL is not a complete citation
This research paper will be over Aristotle, you will need to Summarize the key points of Aristotles ethics. You should discuss Aristotles understanding of happiness and virtue; and his argument that the practice of virtue involves locating a mean between extremes.
– Whos the artist? Whats the title and the social/historical/biographical context?
-Subject Matter: What is it? How is it important?
-Formal elements: Include lines, shape/ volume/mass, light/value, color, texture, space, and time/motion. What roles do they play? How are they important?
-Composition: Can you describe it? How is that important?
Sources: Whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, any words, ideas, sentence structures, etc. that originate with someone other than yourself (and that are not common knowledge) need to be identified. Use a common documentation style like MLA or APA. Citations dont need to be technically perfect, but they do need to be present.
Topics relevant to student preceptorships/employment areas are highly encouraged. Students will then research topic from both pro/con viewpoints throughout the semester, drawing on preceptorship/work experience to provide context. Students will then write a 5-10 page paper outlining original viewpoint, research conducted and final viewpoint with rational. Papers must include 2 scholarly references from each view point (pro and con).
Are there any current events in the news that you can directly link to concepts or theories covered so far? Guided Response: Review the popular news websites listed in the Current Events required readings section for this week (http://www.cnn.com, http://www.bloomberg.com, http://www.economist.com). In 300 words or more, discuss one current event article and explain how economic theory can be applied to analyze the information presented.