Assignment:
Throughout the term you have been reading Dibs in Search of Self. This purpose of this assignment is reflect on what you read and apply concepts from the textbook.
This assignment should include the following:
1. Title page in APA format
2. Reflection about book
3. Reference list in APA format
Paper
- This paper should be no less than 2 pages and no more than 3 pages long.
- Summarize the important parts of the book.
- Then write your reaction to the Dibs in Search of Self book.
- You may talk about how the book made you feel, but you must also demonstrate how you thought about the content while you were reading it.
In other words, the purpose of this paper is to reflect more on your thoughts, rather than on your feelings. For example, saying you are sad would not be enough.
This paper should not discuss your own personal experiences. The reflection should be based on Dibs and nothing else.
Content
- You must refer to at least 3 places in the Dibs book in the paper as examples of what you are discussing.
- Be sure to cite the page locations of where you find examples - example (Axline, 1964, p. 4).
- Include at least 2 things you learned from the Dibs book. It must be related to 2 concepts you learned from the Berger text as it relates to the Dibs book. Cite the page number from the Berger text where the content can be
found.
- Note that you must define and explain the concept and relate it specifically to Dibs. The connection of the content from the textbook with Dibs must be clear and concise.
- It is important to stay on topic. Do not share personal stories.
- Many students want to diagnose Dibs. Avoid doing this. You should not provide any diagnoses in your paper.
Writing Requirements
- For this paper you may use personal pronouns, such as I, because it is your reaction.
- It is important that your paper flow well and that you have no grammatical 2 errors.
- You must have a title page in APA 6th edition format.
- You should have a reference list for anything you have cited in the paper. It must be in 6th edition APA format.
Plagiarism
- Plagiarism is an extremely serious issue.
- If you have written a paper on this topic before (either in a different class or if you are repeating PSYU 323), you may not use the same paper without getting permission of your previous instructor and your current instructor. This is considered self-plagiarism.
- Self-plagiarism will be treated in the same way as plagiarism.
- If you plagiarize your paper, you will receive a zero on the Assignment and a report will be filed with the university.