assignment

This week’s two assignments will be conducted a bit differently. You will participate in the brain break activity and interlude experiences (Brain Break Activities assignment) and write your rough draft for the final project (Final Paper Rough Draft assignment) simultaneously. However, each will be uploaded as a separate assignment for Week 3. Please follow these directions explicitly as you will learn more about yourself and your style of learning when you fully participate in this experience. If you have questions, please ask your professor to clarify any questions you have about these assignments.

First, go outdoors and do something physical—take a walk, walk your dog, workout, play with your children, sit in a park or your backyard enjoying nature—anything that gets you up and moving. Spend at least 30 minutes exploring, observing, and enjoying physical activities. Keep detailed notes pertaining to how you feel and what you thought about during and after this experience as you will need them for writing this assignment.

Once you have completed the physical activity, review the criteria for the Final Paper Rough Draft below and begin working on that assignment.

Then, as you research and write the Final Paper Rough Draft assignment, select and listen to one of these brain break interludes in the background:

· (1 HOUR) Cognition Enhancer – Clearer, Smarter Thinking – Learning & Intelligence ISOCHRONIC  (Links to an external site.)

· ASMR Mediation Sound Therapy for Calming Anxiety (Using Tibetan Singing Bowls, Tuning Forks, Drums)  (Links to an external site.)

· Study Music – SUPER Memory & Concentration - Alpha Binaural Beat-Focus Music  (Links to an external site.)

Finally, while writing the Final Paper Rough Draft assignment, take notes whether the physical activity and the brain break interlude helped or hindered your creativity before and during the writing of your Final Paper Rough Draft.

Write two to three double-spaced pages on your experiences participating in the brain break physical activity and interlude while writing your rough draft. Base this paper on the notes you took during the physical exercise and while listening to the brain break interlude. Be as specific as possible using the bullet points below to write this assignment. Provide a citation for the interlude you chose, and include a fully APA-formatted title page.

· Did the physical activity “prep” you for writing the rough draft? Were you refreshed (or not) after completing the physical activity?

· Was it comforting or distracting to have something on in the background while you were writing and developing your rough draft? Did you find that you could concentrate more or less with the interlude playing in the background?

· What other thoughts, feelings, and ideas did you have while you were listening to the brain based interlude while writing? What was most or least helpful in writing the rough draft assignment?

· Thoroughly analyze your internal thoughts, feelings, and ideas while you participated in both the physical exercise and brain-based interlude activities.

The Brain Break Activities assignment

· Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the  Writing Center (Links to an external site.)  and include a title page and reference page. Please review the  Sample Title Page (Links to an external site.)  resource and the  Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)  Please refer to important APA style reminders.

· The Brain Break Activities assignment must consist of complete sentences.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Running head and page number

· Title of brain break interlude assignment

· Student’s name

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Carefully review the  Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.