Article writing

Post has three asighnments

1:Article writing

read article: http://cbr.sagepub.com/content/37/5/53.full.pdf+html?ijkey=R6/HCpOEjxJXY&keytype=ref&siteid=spcbr answer five questions: What is the basic theme of the article? Try to state it in just one sentence. Did the article present a good support base? Theoretical framework? Do you need additional information areas to evaluate the article findings/conclusions? Summarize the findings/conclusions. Were the findings substantively important? What additional questions are suggested by the article’s conclusions?

2: Write a short essay for each terms below: (the seven terms on the red color and the description on blue color.

[1] Describe the facts relating to the event/place/person/group.

[2] Describe the mythical version or mythical aspects of how the story was retold in later years.

[3] Tell when & why Americans (or a specific sub-group thereof) promoted the mythical version instead of the facts.
of each of the seven terms below about

1- the “Massachusetts Revolution of 1774” vs. Battle of Lexington & Concord

2- Paul Revere and his “Midnight Ride”

3- Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States (popularly known as the “Declaration of Independence”)

4- “Molly Pitcher”

5- The “coldest winter” at Valley Forge

6- Dunmore’s & Clinton’s Proclamations vs. “patriot slaves”

7- Great Siege of Gibraltar vs. Battle of Yorktown

3:Gender and Love

Group Presentations: Students will form into groups of 7 each and prepare a Power Point presentation on one of the topics as listed in the syllabus. Students will need to research at least 5 scholarly literature from psychology of gender journal articles/books/chapters (not popular press) that they find relevant to the topic and present the information to the class. The research must include at least 1 research article that involves an experiment. You may use your textbook or an article we read for class as one of those references. Presentations will be performed at the beginning of class. You will be graded on the degree to which you apply research and theory from psychology of gender and your professionalism. Your presentation must demonstrate your comprehension of these references and your ability to apply the scholarly and research information to your topic. The presentation and articles used must be cohesive. Each group will present the talking portion for 40 minutes (please time yourselves). The discussion portion may be up to 20 minutes. Presentations should consist of two pieces:

1. A one page outline to hand out to the class that includes:

a. All group member names and which section each member is responsible for

b. All main points of the PowerPoint presentation

c. Citations for all articles included (APA style)

2. A PowerPoint presentation to be emailed to me prior to class (11am) that includes:

a. Information explaining the articles chosen

b. How this article deepens your understanding of the concept presented

c. What you find personally interesting about this article

d. Three thoughtful, relevant questions to prompt class discussion

Massachusetts Revolution