Week 5: Perception Paper Assignment & Rubric!
Posted on: Monday, August 12, 2013
In Week 4, you printed out a photo, showed it to others, and collected their perceptions about the photo. Then you filled out a worksheet in which you developed an introduction and outline for this week’s application. You also may have filled out the Perception Analysis Grid (PAG) that helped you categorize your observers’ perceptions. This week, you will write a formal essay using the introduction, outline, and perhaps the grid that you completed last week. In this paper you will compare and contrast your observers’ perceptions and analyze what factors might lead to them.
To prepare for this Application:
•&αμπ;νβσπ;Review your completed “Week 4 Assignment Worksheet” that your instructor graded and provided comments in and suggestions for how to use the parts of the worksheet to complete the paper for this week. That graded worksheet will be available in your personal grade center under the Week 4 Assignment area. Be sure to include any changes your instructor has suggested to the introduction and outline components in your paper. But you do NOT need to redo the worksheet, just incorportate the changes into the paper.
•&αμπ;νβσπ;Refer again to “ Steps in the Process of Forming Perceptions” on pages 68–83 (Chapter 3) of the course text, Communication in a Changing World, for guidance.
•&αμπ;νβσπ;Read the Week 5 Application Rubric posted below. This will help you make sure you have included all requirements in your paper. This is what your instructor will use to grade your paper.
To complete this Application:
Write a paper that is at least 750 words in length( 3 pages double-spaced) in which you do the following:
1. Include the corrected introduction and preview of main points from the Week 4 Worksheet.
2. Using the information from Section 2 (Main Point #1) in the Week 4 Worksheet, provide a paragraph where you explain the three steps of the perception process. Be sure to define each step and credit the textbook with any information you use. You should also give an example of each step. This paragraph should be developed further from the Main Point #1 section in the Week 4 Worksheet. Thus, you should NOT just cut and paste from the week 4 worksheet.
3. Using the information from Section 2 (Main Point #2) in the Week 4 Worksheet, describe your observers (age, gender, relationship to you, work, education, your own perception of their outlook on life, etc.) and explain how each observer’s background might affect his or her perception of the world. This paragraph should be developed further from the Main Point #2 section in the Week 4 Worksheet. Thus, you should NOT just cut and paste from the week 4 worksheet.
4. Using the information from Section 2 (Main Point #3) in the Week 4 Worksheet, analyze your observers’n t descriptions of the photo. In this analysis:
a) Apply at least 3 terms (one term from each step of the perception process, and make sure one term for each observer) from Section 2 (Main Point #3) of the week 4 Worksheet.These can also be found in Chapter 3 in the textbook.
b) Provide an example for each term from among the words your observers chose to describe the photograph.
c) As you apply an example to each term, explain why you chose to apply that term from the book. Do this by describing what factors about your observers’ backgrounds may have led them to choose a certain word to describe the photo; and thus, led you to determine that a certain term from the book would apply to that example.
d) Remember to properly apply each term as described in the “How to Apply Terms” document and credit the textbook.
This paragraph should be developed further from the Main Point #3 section in the Week 4 Worksheet and even more terms can be applied with more description of your observers’ perceptions of the photo. Thus, you should NOT just cut and paste from the week 4 worksheet.
5. Remember to support your statements with clear examples.
6. Please submit this assignment by the end of Day 7 of Week 5 to the Week 5 Assignment Turnitin submission link.
7. Run grammar and spell check or submit this paper to Grammarly and then correct it before submitting it for grading.
Week 5 Application Rubric
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Organization of Paper
The paper included an introductory paragraph* that eased the reader into the paper.
It provided a thesis statement and a clear preview of the main points.
The paper also included a concluding paragraph that signaled that the paper was coming to an end.
*Please be sure to make any changes your instructor suggested to the introduction and preview of main points in the graded Week 4 Worksheet. Also use the “How to Write an Introduction” document located in the Week 5 Resources.
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15 points possible
Eased Reader /5
Thesis/Preview /5
Conclusion /5
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Describe Perception
Using the Main Point #1 section in the Week 4 Worksheet, you explained the three steps of Perception. In doing so, you defined** each step and credited the textbook.
You gave an example for each step of perception.
The steps were explained in paragraph/essay form, not in a list, and expanded on the week 4 worksheet.
** Please see the document titled “How to Apply Terms” in the Weekly Learning Resources for how to credit the textbook.
Instructor Comments: |
17 points possible
Explanation, definition & Credit book / 9 (3 pts/per step)
3 examples /6 (2pts/step)
Paragraph Form /2
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Describe Observers
Using the Main Point #2 section of your Week 4 Worksheet, you provided a description of each of your three observers.
In the description you gave some basic demographic background and explained how that background might affect their perceptions of the world.
The descriptions were in paragraph/essay form, not in a list, and expanded on the week 4 worksheet.
Instructor Comments: |
17 points possible
Description /6
How Affect Perception /9 (3 pts. per)
Paragraph Form /2
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Analysis Using the Main Point #3 section of your Week 4 Worksheet, you provided an analysis of your observers’ descriptions of the photo. In doing so, you: •&αμπ;νβσπ;Applied** the three terms (one from each step of Perception) you used in the Week 4 Worksheet to three examples (one from each observer). •&αμπ;νβσπ;Provided an explanation for why you chose to apply that term from the book by describing what factors about your observer may have led them to choose a certain word to describe the photo; and thus, led you to determine that a certain term from the book would apply. •&αμπ;νβσπ;Provided more detail than in the week 4 worksheet. •&αμπ;νβσπ;Wrote it all in clear paragraph/essay form, not a list. ** Please see the document titled “How to Apply Terms” in the Weekly Learning Resources for how to credit the textbook.
Instructor Comments: |
31 points possible
Applied terms /15 (5pts/ term)
Explanation /9 (3pts/term)
More detail /4
Paragraph Form /3
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Crediting Your Textbook When you applied** terms and ideas from course readings, you credited the source using the format described in the document titled “How to Apply Terms” in the Weekly Learning Resources. 1-2 points can be taken off each time your instructor sees a spot where you should have credited the textbook. If you do not credit the book at all, you will not receive any points here.
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10 points possible
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Professional Presentation
The paper was the required 750 words.
The paper had little to no grammatical or spelling errors.
Finally, the paper was in 12-point font with 1-inch margins and was double-spaced.
Instructor Comments: |
10 points possible
Words /3
Grammar /4
Font, etc. /3
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Total
You submitted the paper on time. Your instructor may deduct up to 10 points for every day the assignment is late after the due date.
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100 points possible
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