Annotated Bibliography Readings from “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat”

First: Read Read one of the chapters that has been assigned. –You are either reading chapters 2, 3, 6 / 9 or chapters 1, 4, 5 &8. As you read, you may highlight, underline and make notes in the margins. The intent is to grasp understanding, as you will be summarizing each article. The content can be technical in places. Don’t worry or halt in your reading. My expectation is that you show as much understanding as you can. In places, you will simply “get the gist” of what you are reading.

Step One: Summarizing What are the main arguments? What is the point of this chapter? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this chapter is about, what would you say? Note terms that you feel are necessary to look up (they will be included in the glossary, step three). Summaries are typically a quarter to a third of the length of the original, so will vary with each of the articles. Some will be very short (1/4 page). Chapters one and two are long, so keep your summary to one page, double spaced.

6 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing and Summarizing 1.Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning. 2.Set the original aside, and write your summary on your paper. 3.Jot down a few words below your summary to remind you later how you envision using this material. At the top of your page, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your summary. 4.Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form. 5.Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source. 6.Record the source (including the page) on your paper so that you can keep your chapters straight.

Some Examples to Compare The original passage: Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): An acceptable summary: Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in a research paper. –You do not have to use internal citations in the summaries, since I realize you are summarizing from the original. If you incorporate a direct quote, then you must provide an internal citation.

Repeat: Read and summarize each of the chapters. My hope for you is that you finish the reading and the summaries by end of class Tuesday. You will have had study hall, as well. If you have not finished by end of Tuesday’s class, I recommend your finishing at home that night so that you can keep the pace (let me know if you have a midterm on Wednesday).

Step Two: Assess Answer the following questions. You do not have to do so for each chapter. Tackle these questions, overall, with all four chapters in mind. First, do so in “answer-format”, then write a paragraph or two, with all the answer melded together. You are aiming for one page, double-spaced. 1.What does the author want to accomplish? 2.Try to determine if the content is fact, opinion, or propaganda. What does he base his assessment / opinion on? 3.Is the language objective or emotional or both? Explain your opinion. 4.How timely is the source? Is the source 20 years out of date? Some information becomes dated when new research is available, but other older sources of information can be quite sound 50 or 100 years later. Does he reference older research? Does he allude to newer research in a postscript? 5.Do his opinions seem one-sided or does he offer other suggestions or possibilities? 6.What are the author’s credentials? You will need to do a little research on Oliver Sacks. Cite your source in an internal citation.

Step Three: Reflection Write a one page reflection (double-spaced). Were these chapters interesting? Have they enhanced your understanding of the relationship between the brain and the body? In what ways does the information connect to what we have studied in this course (I would like you to reference specific chapters and topics). All these chapters are concerned with deficits, losses: loss of speech, loss of language, loss of memory, loss of vision, loss of function. Have you ever heard of similar case studies? Is there one story that touched, frightened, intrigued you most? Explain your opinion.

Wednesday My hope is that you are able to assess and reflect during Wednesday’s class. That way, you will be ready to go to the computer lab on Thursday and Friday, to complete the glossary and to type and format your paper.

Step Four: Glossary of Terms Compile a list of ten terms. These should be terms that you felt were necessary to look up, to enhance your understanding of a chapter. Put the terms in alphabetical order. Indicate, after each term, the title of the chapter, in quotation marks, from which this term was taken. Provide definitions. I recommend using the following websites. Cite your source for each term Agnosia (“The President’s Speech”): The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of those objects or persons. (MediciNet.com)

Format We are using APA for this paper, because Psychology is a social science. Therefore, we will review Owl Purdue’s lab on APA. Specifically, if you check out the sample paper, your format will become clear: Your paper must have the following sections: –Title page –Abstract (about half page, double spaced) –Body: here, we follow specific guidelines for this paper (not the Owl Purdue example): use headings for each section. I. Summaries (space them out, one after the other, starting with the title of the chapter, in quotation marks). II. Assess III. Reflect IV. Glossary –Reference page – include a) EACH chapter of the book, separately; b) the sites you used for your glossary terms, c) the textbook (if you used anything word-for-word from it), d) the source you used when researching the author. –Don’t forget the running head (on each page) and to use APA-inspired page numbers. Also, use citation machine (and APA) for your in-text citations and format your reference page according to APA guidelines.

Deadline & Evaluation You will have five days in class to complete this. It is due after Friday’s class. We will be in the computer lab Thursday and Friday. Here you will check out the APA format, find your glossary terms, and type your paper. Value: 10% of overall mark (but 20% on this reporting period). I need your paper by Sunday (if you miss your Friday deadline) so that I can mark it to include in your report card mark. Otherwise, you will get an incomplete on the report card.

Rubric Summaries10 marks Assessment 5 marks Reflection10 marks Glossary 5 marks APA formatting 10 marks 40 marks