Assignment 1: "Victim, Creator, and Growth"
This week, you took the victim vs. creator assessment. For this assignment, you will make some important connections between information from this week and last week. Address each of the following items in your paper:
1. Interpretation of victim/creator quiz results
a. In a paragraph of at least 250 words, share your results from the victim vs. creator assessment. Given these results, explain what that means about you and how you are likely to react in the face of a challenging situation. Why is your reaction important in a university setting?
2. Summary of Growth Mindset article
a. First, access our online library (EBSCOhost). In the search box, type Dweck growth mindset. Select one of the articles to read, and be sure to record the title of the article, author(s) and source. Second, summarize the main points of the article. Here is how you write a summary: after you read one paragraph, stop and jot down the "take away" point from that passage. Then go on to the next
paragraph. You must use your own words, you cannot copy the author's wording. If your article is composed of 32 paragraphs, your summary will consists of 32 sentences.
3. Compare victim/creator with growth/fixed mindsets
a. In another paragraph of at least 250 words, compare the victim, creator and growth mindsets, using your own words and examples. How are they similar, and how do they differ?
4. Compare searches for sources
a. Last week, you searched the internet for an article about Dweck's growth mindset. Describe how many sources you found, and what kinds of sources they were (videos, books, articles, advertisements, etc.).
This week, you only searched EBSCOhost for an article on Dweck's growth mindset. Discuss the results of this search - how did you limit the search, how many sources did you find, and what kinds of sources were they?
Use Microsoft Word to prepare your assignment. You will attach the Word document to the assignment dropbox (do not type directly into the dropbox).
Refer to the Pocket Keys for Writers to cite and list your sources for this paper.
Remember to include the following information on the top left margin of your paper:
- Your Name
- GID Number
- GU101
- Today's Date
Here is the grading rubric for this assignment.
(Note that all assignments go through a plagiarism detection software known as SafeAssign; if SafeAssign determines that some of your work is the same as other authors' works, you will receive a grade of "1." The first time this occurs, your instructor may opt to give you a second chance to submit original work. However, any future incidents of plagiarism will result in a Code of Conduct violation report, and the result may include possibly failing the assignment, failing the course, or even being expelled from college.)
Assignment 2: "Putting It All Together"
SWOT, grit, growth, victim, creator, motivation, academic integrity. In the past few weeks, you have been writing short papers that incorporate ideas from sources you have found on the internet and on EBSCOhost. This week, you will read one more article, and use it along with the others to write an essay about being successful in college. This paper will be used to help determine your preparedness for future English courses in college. Do your best work!
1. Read the article Shifting out of the Drama Triangle: Victim vs. Creator Mindsets.
2. Write a 5-paragraph essay which explains how having the creator mindset can foster greater success in college than having the victim mindset. For sources, be sure to use this week's article as well as the articles required for weeks two and three to support your argument.
a. The first paragraph is your introduction. It should introduce the topic and contain the thesis statement.
b. The second paragraph should have a topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement. This paragraph should provide supporting evidence or ideas for your thesis that come from the designated article "Shifting out of the Drama Triangle." In this paragraph, you must incorporate one paraphrase from the article and cite it in text properly using APA citations.
This paraphrase must be highlighted in yellow. Also you must also incorporate one short, direct quote from the article and cite it in text
properly using APA citations. This direct quote must be highlighted in blue.
c. The third and fourth paragraphs are also supporting paragraphs for your thesis. They should have topic sentences that support your thesis statement, and contain additional information that further supports the thesis. Be sure to paraphrase or summarize the two articles you have already found regarding the growth mindset. Use your own words, but provide credit to the articles from which you have taken your ideas.
d. The final paragraph is the conclusion. It should connect to the introductory paragraph and summarize the main points of the paper.
3. List your sources in a References page at the end of your paper.
Use Microsoft Word to prepare your assignment. Refer to Pocket Keys for Writers to help you with writing the paper and citing your sources.
Remember to include the following information at the top of your paper:
- Your Name
- GID Number
- GU101
- Today's Date
Here is the grading rubric for this assignment.
(Note that all assignments go through a plagiarism detection software known as SafeAssign; if SafeAssign determines that some of your work is the same as other authors' works, you will receive a grade of "1." The first time this occurs, your instructor may opt to give you a second chance to submit original work. However, any future incidents of plagiarism will result in a Code of Conduct violation report, and the result may include possibly failing the assignment, failing the course, or even being expelled from college.)
Assignment 3: "Good Failure"
Read the article Why Failure is Good for Success, then write and deliver a speech in which you take a position on whether failure is truly good for success.
To complete this assignment:
1. Read the article
2. Write the Speech
a. Use Microsoft Word to prepare your essay.
b. Paragraph one is your introduction. It should introduce the topic and contain the thesis statement which contains your position on the topic.
c. Paragraphs 2-4 are the supporting paragraphs for your thesis. They should support your thesis statement, have topic sentences that relate to the thesis statement, and contain additional information that further supports the thesis. You should use personal experiences from your life that demonstrate how you have failed, what you have learned from failure, and how you bounced back after failure.
d. In this paper, you must incorporate one paraphrase from the article and cite it in text and on the Reference page properly using APA citations. This paraphrase must be highlighted in yellow.
e. In this paper, you must also incorporate one short, direct quote from the article and cite it in text properly using APA citations. This direct quote must be highlighted in blue.
f. The final paragraph is the conclusion. It should connect to the introductory paragraph and summarize the main points of the paper.
g. Sources/References: List the author, title of article and source information. Refer to the Pocket Keys for Writers to help you prepare
your source list.
3. Deliver the Speech
a. Practice delivering your speech so that you are not just reading from the essay.
b. Make eye contact with the webcam so that your viewer feels you are addressing him/her.
c. Focus on eye contact and speaking with conviction (use some inflection in your voice rather than reading in a monotone).
4. Record the Speech
a. Make sure you have the hardware (i.e. a webcam on your computer, or a cell phone that can take videos).b. If you need to download an app to make videos, try screencastomatic.com which is a free app that includes a tutorial on how to record videos. It is easy to edit your video file in screencastomatic.com
- you can watch the tutorial to see how to remove a segment from the recording.
c. Save the video recording as an MP4 file. If you are using a Mac, you will need to make sure your file is converted to an MP4 file (search the internet for file conversion apps that can help you convert video formats into MP4).
5. Upload the Speech
a. Submit both the essay (a Word document) and the speech (an MP4 file) through the dropbox in the assignment page.
b. To upload your video, use one of the three tutorials below. If you upload to a platform other than Blackboard, include a link to your video in the dropbox.
i. Blackboard Upload Tutorial
ii. Google Dropbox Upload Tutorial
iii. YouTube Upload Tutorial
Remember to include the following information at the top of your paper and in your speech:
- Your Name
- GID Number
- GU101
- Today's Date