Perspective Paper

  1. Select a disorder from Chapter 16

  2. Research disorder from 4 or more sources

  3. Research possible therapy from 4 or more sources, separate from disorder sources, 8 credible sources total minimum worth up to 40 points.  More than 8 credible sources worth up to 50 points.

  4. Decide whether you will be the person affected with the disorder or a family member with the disorder. 

  5. Tell me what life is like living with this disorder or with a family member with the disorder.  Feel free to be creative

  6. Talk about how it affects daily life, stresses, how you feel, how you react

  7. www.ivcc.edu/stylebook/mal.html, cite credible sources in your numbered bibliography

  8. There is a link on the Jacobs Library website that can assist you in correctly citing your sources for both the bibliography assignment and your papers.  Go to  www.ivcc.edu and click on the quick link for the library.  Then click on the link that says for students.  Next scroll down until you find Noodlebib 6 - citation generator and click on that.  Then you will need to log on using 24611 then your student ID followed by 01.  Then as a new user, at the bottom of the box you will create a new folder.  You will select a personal ID and a password, make sure you write this down for future use.  Once in, follow the directions and give as much information about your source that you can.  Name of the publication, dates, authorship etc.  It will show you how your citation should look.  Published articles that you retrieve from the web will not just have the website for the citation.  Or you can go directly to the login below and follow the directions above.

    http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

(Wikipedia, specifically is NOT an acceptable source)
Acceptable sources:

 Four pages in length, single spaced in MSWord, separate bibliography page citing sources, 5 pages inclusive.  Clear writing style, MLA or APA not required.  This paper is worth 15% of your grade so make it count.

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