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Week 5: Perception Paper Assignment & Rubric!

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 Monday, August 12, 2013 Week 5 Perception Paper AssignmentIn 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 RubricCheckIt Off!Expectations for the EssayPointsPossible   1 ________    2 ________   3 ________ 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. Instructor Comments: 15 points possible Eased Reader       /5 Thesis/Preview    /5 Conclusion          /5 /15    1 ________    2 ________   3 ________   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) ParagraphForm                   /2 /17   1 ________    2 ________    3 ________    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) ParagraphForm                    /2 /17       1 ________   2 ________    3 ________   4 ________   AnalysisUsing 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 ParagraphForm                    /3 /31      ________Crediting Your TextbookWhen 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. Instructor Comments:  10 points possible /10      1 _______    2 _______    3 _______  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 /10 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.  100 points possible /100 

COMM 1001: Week 4 Assignment Worksheet

(Part 1 of your Week 5 Perception Paper)

Directions:
Please save the document to your own computer using the naming convention “COMMWK4Assgn+last name+first initial” as the Submission Title. The file name identifies you and indicates to your instructor that your worksheet is available to grade. Please fill in the answers in the boxes provided by TYPING in your answers. If you need more space than is provided, the box will expand as you write. So, no need to worry about space. Do not write your answers in a separate document because your instructor uses the rubric after each question to grade that section of this worksheet. You may use the rubric as a guide to make sure you completed that question correctly. Then, please submit this worksheet to the regular Week 4 Assignment submission link in the classroom.

Section 1. Introduction

Using the directions in the blue part of each box, write an introduction for your week 5 full paper in the boxes below. Be sure to follow the directions in each box.

First write a sentence (or more if needed) to gradually introduce your reader to the topic of perception. Try to be creative and original. For instance, you could tell a brief story about how perception played a role in a situation from your own life.

Perception is to know and understand something through the ability to hear, see, or become aware of something through the senses. It can influence how most people react towards others. My perception is mainly based on how a person sitting down on grass can be perceived through the sense of sight. This paper will guide me to know how perception works through analyzing what three observers stated in their perceptions of a photograph.

The second part of a proper introduction is a thesis or purpose statement. In this worksheet, we will give you the thesis. In your paper next week, you may choose to use this thesis or write your own. A possible thesis for this paper would be: This paper will help me to understand how perception works through doing an analysis of what three observers declared were their perceptions of a photograph.

Finally, write a sentence or two that previews what your three main points for this paper will be. You have already been given the three main points. They are: 1) Explanation of the steps of the perception process. 2) Description of your observers and how their background might affect their perception of the world. 3) Analysis of the observers’ descriptions of the photo. Here is an example of a good preview of these three main points: In this paper, first I will explain the three step process of perception; second, I will provide a description of my three observers complete with an explanation as to how their backgrounds might affect their perceptions of the world. Finally, I will delve deeper into what these observers had to say about the photograph I showed them by analyzing their perceptions. In space below, write a preview of main points in your own words.

In this paper, I will first describe the three steps of perception namely; selection, organization and interpretation. Second, I will give a description of my three observers fully to help demonstrate how different backgrounds might affect people’s perceptions. Finally, I will look deeper into what these observers said about the photograph to provide a better understanding of how the process works for different people.

For instructor use only.

Section 1 Comments

15 Points Total

· Did the opening clearly introduce the reader to the topic of the paper in a creative and original way? ____3__/5 points Opening works but could be more creative

· Was the preview sentence clear and did it follow the correct main points and order given? ____5__/5 points

· Were the parts of the introduction orderly and written in complete sentences? _5_____/5 points

Instructor Comments: Leave out sentence underlined above.

___13___/15 pts.

Section 2. Outline

There are a number of ways to outline a paper, and the Walden Writing Center has a page dedicated to this if you want to learn more:

http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/318.htm

. Below you will be taken through a step by step process to “fill in” sections of an outline in the boxes below. Of course most outlines won’t look like this (no boxes and no instructions on exactly what should go where), but hopefully this will give you an idea of how an outline should look so that you can use the idea of outlining in your future papers. Please be sure to write in complete sentences in the designated boxes below.

Outlines will normally use Roman Numerals (I, II, III and so forth). After the numbers, letters are used (A, B, C and so forth). Basic rules say that if you have a “I”, then you need to have a “II,” and if you have an “A,” then you must have a “B.” We will follow this format:

I. Introduction

II. Body

III. Conclusion

So, you already have the first section, the introduction, of this outline done. Below you will “fill-in” some parts about the “body” of the outline. The “body” refers to the majority of the paper. Be sure to follow the directions within each box.

II. Body

A. Main Point#1: Explanation of the steps of the perception process.

As described in Figure 3-1 in your textbook, explain the 3 steps of the perception process and give your own example for each of the steps involved.

In the spaces below, please give an abbreviated version of what you might write in the full paper for this section. For instance, you can just list the steps and give a one sentence description of your own example of each step. Remember, the boxes will expand as you write, so you do not need to worry about using only the space provided.

Step #1: Selection in perception is focusing on some sensory stimuli fairly than others. It is driven by internal and external forces. People observe what is around them, whether it was sunny or not outside. People select perceptions to what they need in the moment.

Step #2: Organization is the second step, and it occurs when we place stimulus in a category to give a meaning and aid our maintenance(understanding). I will give an example of how I use the organization to remember my notes in an exam to aid me get answers. I organize different stimuli to aid me (in memorizing) memorize the answers.

Step #3: People always interpret situations to give meaning. It is the stage in which we determine the meaning of an event. When you enter a compound where there are flowers, decoration and balloons, we automatically (might) interpret this situation as a wedding based on the stimuli that are in the compound.

For instructor use only.

15 Points Total

Main Point 1 Comments
· Did the student provide an example for each step of perception? __10___/15 points (5 points per step) Instructor Comments: Remove or rephrase underlined sentence. Substitute “understanding” for “maintenance” “in memorizing” for “memorize” Provide a citation from the textbook for the terms when you write the paper. Replace “automatically” with “might”.	__10____/15 pts.

B. Main Point #2: Description of your observers and how their background might affect their perception of the world.

In the spaces below, please list your observers and describe the following: Their relationship to you (for example: mom, dad, friend, co-worker, etc.), their sex, their age, their occupation or work situation, a brief description of their overall attitude in life, and any other things you think are important to know about the person. Then, please give a 1-2 sentence description for each person on how you think the background information you listed would make them perceive the world in a certain way. In the full paper, you can provide more detail.

Observer #1: Observer one is Kendy. She is a teacher as well as an ally. Kendy is a 30 year old female and has a positive attitude towards life. She is what I can term as a free spirit, and she tries to look for solutions of challenges in life and never complains.

Observer #2: Observer 2 is my older brother, Anderson. He is a 36 year old male, and he works in an oil company. Anderson supervises his job with great might (is a dedicated supervisor) and always remains professional though he dislikes this job. He is one of the ambitious people (an ambitious person) and never stresses himself with life issues because they come from God.

Observer #3: Observer 3 is my mother Jane. She is a 60 year old female, and she is a retired doctor from the women’s hospital. My mother has 5 children, I being one of them. She is very strong willed and believes in herself. She can become easily irritated with people’s behavior especially people who are rude and believes in herself by putting efforts in everything.

For instructor use only.

15 Points Total

Main Point 2 Comments
· Did the student give the required detail on 3 different observers? __12____/15 points (5 points per observer) Instructor Comments: See suggested substitutions in #2 above. Remove underlined sentence in #3. Write about how the background of the observer may affect their perception. Will they be critical, accepting, view the person in a more positive way?	___12___/15 pts.

C. Main Point #3: Analysis of the observers’ descriptions of the photo.

At the end of this worksheet is a grid called the “Perception Analysis Grid.” You can use this to help you organize your observers’ descriptive words and use it to complete this section. It is there just as a tool to help you, you are not required to use it.

Select one term from each category (Selecting, Organizing and Interpreting—3 terms total) listed below that you plan to talk about in your analysis about your observers’ descriptions of the photo. 1. Please list the term you chose in each category. 2. Provide the word or phrase from at least one observer that fits with that term. Be sure to choose a different word from a different observer in each category. 3. Then provide a full sentence explanation of how you plan to apply the term to the word or phrase from your observer. In other words, provide a specific example. For example (you may NOT use this example): Salience, “big veins” My observer #1 used the phrase “big veins” to describe the man in the photo. Observer #1 works in the field of nursing and is required to insert IV’s regularly. Thus, I chose to use the term “salience” to describe why she used the phrase “big veins” because her regular work with veins means the man’s big veins were “salient” to her. In the full paper, then, you will also include the definition of the term AND give credit to the textbook for that definition.

Selecting: Choose from these terms: • salience • vividness • social learning • Social learning: My observer 1 is a teacher, and she interacts with students with different backgrounds. she used the phrase “good environment“ to describe the background of the photo. I therefore chose the term social learning to describe why she used the phrase “good environment” because of her regular work.

Organizing: Choose from these terms: • stereotype • prototype • scripts • personal construct • perception shifts • Personal construct: My mother Jane uses the words “busy staring at something” and “too serious”. She is also of this kind, and I think she identified with the man in the photo. I therefore plan to explain how, because she used the phrases that have always been used to describe her. She was using personal construct in describing the man.

Interpreting: Choose from these terms: • assigning attributions • biases in attributions • closure • context • Biases in attributions: Anderson used the word “sad” to describe the man in the photo. I plan to expound (explain) how Anderson’s (unhappiness in his work causes a) “fundamental attribution error” (in which he associates the man in the photo with his own personal experience.) He is using a similar bias in describing the man.

For instructor use only.

Main Point 3 Comments	20 Points Total
· Did the student provide 3 terms and give at least a one sentence explanation of how each term might be used in the full paper? __15____/15 points (5 points per term) · Were the parts of each section in the body part of the outline orderly and written in complete sentences? ___5___/5 points Instructor Comments: See suggested changes above. Leave out underlined section.	___20___/20 pts.

III. Conclusion

First write a sentence (or more if needed) to “ease” your reader out of the overall idea of this paper on your experiment with the photograph. In other words, let your reader know you are “closing” the paper.

Through writing this paper, I have approached a better understanding of how each one of us will have dissimilar perceptions of just about whatever thing.

A review of the thesis for the paper would go here. In your paper next week, you may choose to use this thesis or write your own. A possible thesis for this paper would be: Through writing this paper, I have come to a better understanding of how each one of us will have different perceptions of just about anything. It really all depends on things such as our background and even our present state of mind.

Second, write one sentence for each main point that summarizes the most important idea of that main point. This is not the place to introduce new information.

It really lies on things such as our background and even our present feelings. (In this paper) I have therefore established the three concepts of perception based on the three remarks of different people to one photograph. Their arguments clearly describe the meaning of perception and how perception is applied in life.

In the full paper next week, you will want to end with something memorable. Just like the opening, you want to try to be creative and original. So, be thinking about what you will put in the final paper next week to give it a good ending.

For instructor use only.

Section 1 Comments

5 Points Total

· Did the closing ease the reader out of the paper clearly? ___0___/3 points · Was the review sentence clear and did it follow the correct main points and order given? ___0___/2 points The instructions call for one sentence for each of the main points in the paper. Instructor Comments: This part really needs to be redone. Your opening sentence is essentially the same as the restatement of the thesis that comes after it. Write a new transitional sentence. Leave out underlined sentence.

__0____/5 pts.

See below the Perception Analysis Grid for your total points earned.

Section 3. Perception Analysis Grid

This grid is not required for you to do. But you may find it helpful to fill out as you collect your observers’ descriptive words. It will help you keep the analysis organized as you fill out main point 3 above and for when you write the full paper next week. DIRECTIONS: Place the descriptive terms you received from your observers in the first column. Then check off the columns (based on the different types of perception) that you think influenced your observer to notice that aspect of the picture. Be sure to watch the Perception Analysis Worksheet Demonstration in the Week 4 Learning Resources to help you understand how to fill out the worksheet. The basics are that each “descriptive word” should have one item checked off in each category (selecting, organizing and interpreting). While more than one of the terms in each category might fit the descriptive word from your observers, choose the one term in each category that BEST fits. So, you should end up with three terms checked off for each “descriptive word” from your observers.

Selecting

Organizing

Interpreting

Salience

Vividness

Social Learning

Personal Constructs

Prototypes

Stereotypes

Scripts

Perception Shifts

Context

Closure

Assigning Attributions

Biases in Attributions

Selecting

Organizing

Interpreting

Salience

Vividness

Social Learning

Personal Constructs

Prototypes

Stereotypes

Scripts

Perception Shifts

Context

Closure

Assigning Attributions

Biases in Attributions

Descriptive Words Observer 1

Selecting

Organizing

Interpreting

Salience

Vividness

Social Learning

Personal Constructs

Prototypes

Stereotypes

Scripts

Perception Shifts

Context

Closure

Assigning Attributions

Biases in Attributions

Descriptive Words Observer 2

Descriptive Words Observer 3

FINAL Worksheet Grade	70 Points Total
One day late minus 10 pts	__45___/70 points