Final+Paper

2500 words (about 10 pages double spaced) 500 word/page single 250 word/page double

Due 12/10 by 11:59pm (or before) ANGEL Dropbox or email to smcdonald@psu.edu

Draft discussion day to be determined

Mechanics: Your personal statement - Doesn't mean just "your opinion," but your well-grounded researched opinion Try to capture the stuff you have been thinking about over the semester Take a stand

Content: Cognitive/situative discussion - Characterize the basic ideas in these views - Your view on these two areas, which is more compelling, etc - Why your view is what it is - You do NOT have to decide on one or the other, you can have a balance between the two Impact on teaching (optional)

Resources: Fewer sources well > lots of sources Be able to accurately describe what the author's intent was in the paper Do NOT only cite TSS, need to cite the original work (Vygotsky, Anderson, etc) Can use other REPUTABLE resources

APA Style Tutorial: [] - includes tutorial and sample APA style papers