Reaction 5
Throughout the semester, students will be required to regularly submit three-page reflections that will provide an integrated comparison of the research of two of the four assigned articles for the week of the assigned reflection. Each reflection will be 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman and the students will present their comparison of their chosen articles throughout the length of each reflection. Students will need to identify the articles chosen for the comparison at the beginning of the reflection through citing or mentioning the articles (please do not include the titles).
Students will be required to use 7th edition APA citation and referencing style for the chosen articles. The instructor has provided the correct 7th edition APA style references and parenthetical citations in the course schedule for each of the readings. There will also be a class on 7th edition APA citation and referencing style during the second week, so students will have no excuse for getting citations and references wrong.
If they wish, students may cite and reference popular press articles to provide additional comparison, but they are not required to give additional sources for any reflection. If students choose to bring in other sources, they will need to cite and reference them according to the guidelines of the 7th edition APA citation and referencing style. The instructor forbids the usage of quotes in the reflections and restricts the usage of paraphrases to no more than one-quarter the length of the assignment. There will be five readings reflections.
Students will suffer a reduction of grades for the following:
1. -5% per quoted sentence (-10% if the quoted sentence is not cited correctly)
2. -5% for incorrect citations (-10% if they have no citations)
3. -5% for incorrect references (-10% if they have no reference)
4. -5% for incomplete comparison (-10% if they have no comparison)
5. -5% for incomplete integration (-10% if they have no integration)
6. -5% for missing an identification block or a title (-10% if missing both)
7. -10% per half page of text below 2.5 pages (cumulative with the above).
