GRCS-701
Formative Written Assignment 1.
I. Using Wallace Library resources, find and read the below articles:
A. Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. M. (2014). "The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard:
Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking." Psychological Science, 25(6), 1159-1168.
Go to: https://www.rit.edu/library/
Click on the "Databases" tab
Enter "Proquest Complete"
Select Proquest complete. You may be asked to log in to your RIT account at this point
From Proquest, click on "Advanced Search"
In the top search box, enter " The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard" and then in the
"in" search box select "Document title"
Make sure Boolean operator is set to "And"
In the bottom search box, enter "Mueller" and in the "in" search box select "Author"
Click on "Search". You will be presented with several links to the same document.
B. Thompson A. "How Scholarly Writing Makes Readers Work." Journal of Scholarly Publishing.
1998;29(2):87.
Go to: https://www.rit.edu/library/
Click on the "Journals" tab
Enter "Journal of Scholarly Publishing"
In the resulting "Search inside this journal" box, enter " How Scholarly Writing Makes
Readers Work"
II. Write a one-page summary of one of these articles (your choice.) The summary should be 12point type, double-spaced, and must include at least two in-text citations:
A. A direct quote
B. A citation to verbiage that you paraphrased
III. Submit your document in PDF format. The file should be named with yourlastname_fa1
(e.g., myers_fa1.pdf)
General Rubric for Formative Written Assignments
I. Formatting: 25%
Name, assignment number
Document in PDF format with appropriate file name
Left-justified text
12-point Times New Roman type, double-spaced
Followed specific assignment instructions.
II. Writing: 25%
Standard American English, grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation. Sentences are clear
and concise. Paragraphs have clear ideas and incorporate appropriate transitions. Appropriate
use of punctuation, abbreviations, and initialisms.
III. Content: 50%
Deliverable represented a thoughtful approach to the assignment. Ideas are well-developed
and supported. Appropriate use of citations.