Psychology 4-MAT Assignment: Deal Review Assignment

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MODULE 5 COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Readings:

Papernow,  Helping Children Survive Divorce, chapters 5-6

Deal,  The Smart Stepfamily, chapters 9-12

Presentations:

Encouragement for Stepfathers – I & II, Ron Deal & Bowker (Family Talk radio broadcasts)

Being a Smart Stepmom – I, II, & III, Mrs. Laura Petherbridge (Family Talk radio broadcasts)

Coping with Anxiety (90 second commentary)

Assignments:

This week you will write and compose a 4-5 page (not including title page and reference list) 4-MAT paper for  The Smart Stepfamily, by R. Deal. The 4-MAT REVEW system is a way of responding to readings that requires you to interact with new ideas on several levels.

Let me strongly recommend that you review all my comments on your 4-MAT paper for Hart’s book. One of the most disappointing experiences for me is when I encounter a student making the same errors in a subsequent paper that I have corrected and commented on in a previous paper.

REMINDER: Typical Problems in Papers

In an effort to help you improve in your writing, let me offer the following as the typical problems I encounter in papers:

· Using a font that is not APA compliant

· Not having a Running Head on every page (it should be in the header so it will always appear on every page)

· Not having citations for sources, including movies, or not formatting the citation(s) correctly

· Not having a reference list

· Poor Grammar

· Misspelling – This is really inexcusable given that you can and always should run a basic Spelling and Grammar check in Microsoft Word before submitting any paper.

· Using vernacular terms and phrases in your writing (E.g. “…a lot of…”)