The Coddling of the American Mind
Order ID 53563633773 Type Essay Writer Level Masters Style APA Sources/References 4 Perfect Number of Pages to Order 5-10 Pages Description/Paper Instructions
The Coddling of the American Mind
Pedagogy: The purpose of this assignment is to practice writing an academic book review, using The Coddling of the American Mind as the object of your review.
Background notes: If you pursue the career path of a PhD academic research sociologist, you will have a much easier time finding a job after graduation if you have publications under your belt. This can be very hard to do if you have not yet established a name for yourself. A common means for budding academics to get a first publication is submitting a book review to a disciplinary journal in which they review a recent book publication by an established researcher. An academic book review has several important components, and is not at all the same as high school book report. Your goal is to critically review the book, giving serious consideration to its arguments, strengths, and weaknesses.
Book reviews are, by nature, short. However, short does not necessarily translate to easy. Like any piece of writing with space constraints (think op-ed pieces, letters to the editor, employment cover letters, and college admissions essays), you have a limited number of words to use in getting across to your reader a number of key ideas. This kind of writing is incredibly tight; every word counts, so you must choose your words very judiciously. Expect to spend as much time on this assignment as you would on a much longer research paper or on your college admissions essay.
How to prepare for the assignment: Read the entire book first (obviously), and read it early enough that you have time to marinate on it for a few days prior to plotting your review. Assuming that you have never written an academic book review before, you will be best off if you study the basic components before you begin to write. No need for me to reinvent the wheel, as there are abundant sources already written on the topic. Listed next are some of the sites that I recommend as places to get started; I have also included at the top of the prompt a PDF of an original review of our Hochschild book The Commercialization of Intimate Life. You may find this to be a useful sample review since you have read most of the book yourself and will thus be able to more accurately map into your head the conventional format of a book review.
Recommended Sources:
- https://wendybelcher.com/writing-advice/how-to-write-book-review/
- https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/book-reviews/
Assignment parameters:
- Your book review should be between 800 and 1200 words. Sometimes there is wiggle room in word counts; this is not one of those times. Please include your word count at the bottom.
- Please use 11 or 12-point font, and choose a standard font such as Times.
- Please edit beautifully for spelling, punctuation, organization, and writing mechanics.
- The tone of this paper should be formal and appropriate for publication in an academic journal.
- Make sure to include all of the major components of a book review: an introduction with thesis, summary of argument, about the author, summary of contents, strengths, weaknesses, and conclusion.
- Please include a citation of The Coddling of the American Mind at the bottom in ASA format (not included in your word count). For guidance on ASA, see http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf
- Please submit on Canvas no later than midnight on Sunday, March 10. It is worth 100 points.
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. 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