our paper will use at least four sources to write this 5-7 page paper (not including title page and citation page(s)). Two of your sources must be \u201cscholarly\u201d also called research-based sources. \u201cScholarly\u201d sources include research-based books and research journals on interpersonal communication that are rooted in research rather than in personal experience or anecdotes. Websites, Psychology Today, Blogs, Podcasts, Scientific American magazine, etc. do not count as scholarly sources. (*see note below on scholarly sources)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third source of information you use can be any other \u201cinformative\u201d piece of non-scholarly writing. So, here\u2019s where Psychology Today, a reputable Blog or Podcast, magazine articles, popular books, our textbook, other relevant class textbooks, another scholarly, an academic website (websites cannot be personal postings, poems, or other \u201cfluff,\u201d instead they must be academic or \u201carticle-ish\u201d in nature; ask me if you want to be sure a website is okay), or other source not listed here is where you\u2019ll get this required source. (The easiest third source is our textbook!) The fourth required source is your movie or TV show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All research papers require that you prepare and include a traditional bibliography page in APA or MLA style (which corresponds to the citation style you\u2019ve chosen to write your paper in). In addition, your papers will include in-text citations giving credit for paraphrased and quoted material from your sources. This is a serious and formal research paper and thus demands proper attribution of expert thought and word. As a result, all four of your sources must be cited in the text of your paper and must appear on your bibliography. If you fail to cite sources in your paper and\/or fail to turn in a bibliography with your paper, the paper will automatically fail. Without research and documentation, this is not a research paper and thus will receive a zero. Finally, your paper should include a substantive introduction and conclusion as well as high quality writing, and professional and consistent APA or MLA formatting and documentation.
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The goal of this paper is to answer a communication question you have about specific interpersonal relationships and their dynamics. Here is an outline of what should be included in your paper. If using titles helps, please use them. Total Pages: 5-7 pages, plus a title page (for APA), and bibliography page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Introducing The Question: Considering answer these questions as you write. (1\/2-1 page)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is your interpersonal communication research question?
What is your interest in the topic? Briefly, what is your experience with this issue?
Why this topic is important to be studied? (i.e., What is the universal theme? So what? Who cares?)
What\u2019s your working thesis statement? (A working thesis statement asserts a preliminary and temporary answer to your research question.)
What do you propose you\u2019ll do in this paper? (What\u2019s the road map for where we\u2019re going?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Answer. (4-5pages)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 What answers does your research give you about your question? Summarize as an integrative answer or write about each piece of research separately. (i.e., integrated writing might look like this: \u201cAccording to two articles, a person\u2019s gender does impact their communication style\u2026\u201d. A separate style might look like this: \u201cAccording to an article by Smith (2020) a person\u2019s gender doesn\u2019t impact their communication style at all. In contrast is an article by Jones (2015) that suggests gender is the single largest impact on a person\u2019s communication style\u2026\u201d. Either way of writing about your research is fine!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Be sure to define and clarify terminology or theories. Use in-text citations! (Smith 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Give enough research to give your reader an educated answer from \u201cthe research.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Transition to your experience to give your reader a \u201cpop culture\u201d answer from the movie you review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Summarize and analyze the movie using the research\u2014does the research help to understand the dynamics of the people in the movie? How? Is the movie realistic\u2014that is, is it like real life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 What do your experiences tell you the answer is? Why? Tell stories, give examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Are your experiences consistent or different from what the research has indicated? How do you experiences measure up to what the movie suggests the answer is? What is the \u201caverage\u201d behavior or the way most people communicate? (Compare\/Contrast your experiences with the research and movie). Was your initial guess about the answer \u201cright\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Give the reader a clear sentence or so that answers the question based on everything you\u2019ve explored. The answer can be part research-based, part movie-based, part experience-based, but it must be supported by the evidence you\u2019ve reviewed in this section.Reflection, Reaction, Discussion \u2013optional section that may be tied into the answer or conclusion. (1\/2 page)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 So, what do make of your final answer? Was it what you expected? Why or why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 In what way is your experience or research incomplete? Could it be that growing up where you did, etc. that you might communicate differently than most people? Etc. Discuss the qualifications, contradictions, limits of your research and your experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 What conclusions can the reader draw from your entire research project?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 What insight can you provide into \u201creal life\u201d based on these conclusions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion (1\/2 page)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Review what you\u2019ve done in this paper\/for this project. That is, restate your road map\u2014the question, the answer, the highlights of the research and your experience, discussion, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a7 Then, end with the significance of the project. Why does any of this (the project, the question, the answer) matter??? What can be gained from reading this, knowing this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Add your bibliography (in MLA, title the page Works Cited, in APA title it References); include your movie; alphabetize your list by author last name! -Add a cover page if your documentation style says to do so. -Double check your in-text citations. -Edit your paper. \u2013Double space! -Use the rubric below as a checklist!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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