Appeals PSA

Claims Example

Claims

Claims are assertions of truth backed by evidence.

Color Test

The famous "Stroop Effect" is named after J. Ridley Stroop who discovered this strange phenomenon in the 1930s. Here is your job: name the colors of the following words. Do NOT read the words...rather, say the color of the words. For example, if the word "BLUE" is printed in a red color, you should say "RED". Say the colors as fast as you can.


Color Test

Blue          Green       Yellow

Pink          Blue         Orange

Purple       Grey         Black

Brown       Tan          White

The words themselves have a strong influence over your ability to say the color. The interference between the different information (what the words say and the color of the words) your brain receives causes a problem. There are two theories that may explain the Stroop effect:

1. Speed of Processing Theory: the interference occurs because words are read faster than colors are named.
2. Selective Attention Theory: the interference occurs because naming colors requires more attention than reading words. 

Angry          Cold              Hot

Sad             Frustrated      Happy

Calm           Tired              Bland

Love            Fear              Pain

 http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/words.html

Researched Argument Evaluation Quiz

 This Quiz is worth 20 points. Please answer the questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.

Step 1: Turn to the BACK SIDE of the FIRST PAGE and answer the following questions there. 

Question 1: Underline your thesis statement.

   2: Describe the topic / issue you’ve chosen to address and what motivated you

to research and write upon this subject.

               3: What is the purpose, goal, for writing this paper?

               4: Who is your intended audience?

   5: Considering the semester, what skills did you work to implement from other

papers into this paper.  How? 

   6:  What about this paper did you find enjoyable?

   7: What about writing this paper did you find challenging?

   8: Describe the peer review for this paper.  What was useful?  What would you

change?

Step 2: Read over the paper one last time to correct any spelling or grammatical errors you may have missed.

STEP 3: If you haven’t attached the peer review sheets to the back of your final draft, pull them out to include when you turn in this paper.

Conference Paper Self Evaluation Quiz

This quiz is worth 25 points.  Please answer the questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. 

Step 1: Turn to the BACK SIDE of the FIRST PAGE and answer the following questions there. 

Question 1: Underline your thesis statement.

   2: Describe the topic / issue you’ve chosen to address and what motivated you

to research and write upon this subject.

               3: What is the purpose, goal, for writing this paper?

               4: Who is your intended audience?

   5: Considering the semester, what skills did you work to implement from other

papers into this paper.  How? 

   6:  What about this paper did you find enjoyable?

   7: What about writing this paper did you find challenging?

   8: Describe the peer review for this paper.  What was useful?  What would you

change?

Step 2: Read over the paper one last time to correct any spelling or grammatical errors you may have missed.

STEP 3: If you haven’t attached the peer review sheets to the back of your final draft, pull them out to include when you turn in this paper.

Annotated Bibliography Self Evaluation

Directions: This evaluation is worth 10 points. Please answer each question thoroughly and thoughtfully.

Step 1: Turn to the backside of your first page.  Answer the following questions on this side of the paper. 

Question 1: What do you see as the purpose of writing an annotated bibliography?  And how does an annotated bibliography fit into the scheme of writing a research paper?

Q 2: What are the parts of an annotated bibliography? And define each part (what is

included or what does each entail?).

Q 3: Place a star (*) next to your best annotation.  

Q 4: Explain what makes your best annotation good.   

Q 5: Place a frowning face L next to your least successful annotation. 

Q 6: Explain what was most challenging about this annotation.

Q7: Describe your process for citing each source.  Explain your experience using

MLA or APA formatting.

Q 8: Indicate which, if any, of your sources are popular by marking a “P” next to the

citation. 

Q 10: Tell me about your peer review.  What was useful?  What did you learn? What was not useful?  What would you change?

Step 2: Give your paper one last read through.  Fix any grammar or spelling errors you find. 

Step 3: When you are finished turn your paper in.