Write a review of the Ted Talk by Jonathan Haidt.
For all weekly assignments you are expected to incorporate the week’s course content into your paper. When you are referencing the instructor’s videos you will properly reference by using the following format (Dalton, Week X) and fill in the number for the correct week.
500 words (with an allowable range of over/under 25 words)
All papers will be submitted in Turn-it-in through Canvas
Provide the Word Count you can obtain from using Word. If you are unfamiliar with this please reach out to the TAs (one point deducted if this is not included)
Double spaced
Standard margins, name only on the pages (no elaborate headers or titles)
12 point font
Late assignments will lose 1 point (out of 10) for each day (or fraction of the day) late. After a week, there will be no points available for that week’s assignment.
Please keep in mind the following from the syllabus.
A review is a critical evaluation. According to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Writing Center, a review has three main parts:[1]
First, a review gives the reader a concise summary of the content. This includes a relevant description of the topic as well as its overall perspective, argument, or purpose.
Second, and more importantly, a review offers a critical assessment of the content. This involves your reactions to the work under review: what strikes you as noteworthy, whether or not it was effective or persuasive, and how it enhanced your understanding of the issues at hand.
Finally, in addition to analyzing the work, a review often suggests whether or not readers would appreciate it (and why or why not).
Finally, as you write your paper, keep in mind:
You should properly reference the work of others, including in-text citations and a reference page. Any generally recognized and accepted format is fine.
[1] http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/book-reviews/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.), last visited March 27, 2020.
Rubric
A paper – Summarize the major themes of the paper/video and make an argument; indeed, think of your review as commentary on the paper/video, not merely a summary. Additionally, draw upon and make connections to course material in your review.
B paper – Summarize the major themes of the paper/video and make an argument; indeed, think of your review as commentary on the paper/video, not merely a summary.
C paper – Summarize the major themes of the paper/video.
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