Objectives
1. Locate an article on an electronic database
2. Demonstrate the ability to summarize an article
3. Identify elements of APA documentation style
Write a 500 word long (+/- 10%) summary of ONE of the following scholarly articles. On your title page, indicate the title of the article you are summarizing. On the title page, as in your summary, the article title is put in quotation marks and all words except prepositions are capitalized.
Carnargey, N. L., & Anderson, C. A. (2005, November). The effect of reward and punishment in violent video games on aggressive affect, cognitive and behavior. Psychological Science 16(11), 822-889. Retrieved April 5, 2007, from the Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Collection database.
Kelly, B., & Chochinov, H. M. (2006, December). Measurement of psychological distress in palliative care. Palliative Medicine 20(8), 779-789. Retrieved April 5, 2007, from Medline (EBSCO version) database.
Prichard, I., & Tiggemann, M. (2005, July). Objectification in fitness centers: Self-objectification, body dissatisfaction, and disorder eating in aerobic instructors and aerobic participants. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research 53(1-2), 19. Retrieved April 5, 2007, from the Academic OneFile database.
Sexty, R. (2000, December). Stamping our history: The story of Canadian business as portrayed by postage stamps. Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l’Administration/Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 17(4), 332-341. Retrieved September 10, 2009, from EconLit with Full Text database.
Your first paragraph should do these things:
a. Give the title of the article (in quotation marks) and the name of the writer
b. State the writer’s subject and thesis in your own words
c. State the writer’s main purpose: to explain, to persuade, to share personal experience.
d. Identify and state the main method (examples, for instance).
Include ONLY one or two short quotations from the article you are summarizing. Doing so illustrates the writer’s style and lets you try your hand at integrating a quotation and providing in-text parenthetical citations in the APA style.
Performance Indicator
The bulk of your marks are allotted for the content, organization, and presentation of your summary. Your instructor will be looking for a complete introductory paragraph and an appropriate number of subsequent paragraphs that cover the main points and enough detail to give a good idea of what the original essay or article is all about.
You will be marked on how well you put the writer’s ideas into your own words, how well you refer to the writer, and your choice and handling of the quotation to be included.
Your instructor will check to see how well you have integrated a quotation, and how accurately you have written a Reference entry. A portion of your mark for this assignment is allotted to your ability to use the APA documentation style.
Hint: Before you hand in your summary, read it through the eyes of someone who has not read the original article. Then read it through the eyes of someone who is familiar with it (your instructor). Make sure your summary is clear and concise for both these readers.
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