you will begin the writing process by making an outline; later on in the module, you’ll build on this outline to draft a paragraph. The goal of this activity is to practice the writing process–and specifically to practice joining a scholarly conversation in your writing. This practice is designed to prepare you for capstone assignment in Module Six. For this check-in, choose one of the UBC professors you met in Module One (you’ll find s here:https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/mark-lam/) and write a 300 words-paragraph that introduces and engages that scholar’s work.
This exercise has two steps: collect and organize.
(1) Collect…
Collect information by taking notes from the video of your choice
Depending on what you chose to research in Module Three(will be note under this instruction), you may be able supplement these notes with other related details you learned. This is not a requirement, though. Feel free to simply choose the video that you find most appealing, noting down what the scholar is saying.
Collect additional information by reflecting on your notes and thinking about your own response.
Of everything the scholar says in the video, what do you think is most valuable? What would you like others to know about it? What would you like to know more about?
(2) Organize…
Organize the information you collected by creating an outline.
Use bullet points or another fast organizing strategy to get all of your ideas onto the page.
Use point form whenever you like; or, if it helps you, choose some sentences to write out in full. You are the only audience for this document, so make it useful for you!
Your outline should include:
A brief introduction to the video and professor you chose
Any quotations that you think might be particularly useful in your paragraph
Your own ideas: Where do you fit into this conversation? What do you want readers to know about your scholar? Note what you find valuable or what you, perhaps, disagree with.
Use the “cut and paste” function in your word processor to find a good order for these ideas and quotations. Think about what information you may want to present first (will you introduce your scholar first? or start with your position on the scholar’s ideas?) and in
what order you will deliver your points.
*module 3 research
Vijayalakshmi, S., Sachin, C., & Kirtan, T. (2017). Nanotechnology: A Growing need for Agriculture and Food Sectors. Integrated Ferroelectrics, 185(1), 73-81. Nanotechnology, according to the authors, is a multidisciplinary topic with
tremendous potential to change the agricultural or food industries. Precision agriculture, Nano fertilizers, nanoarray-based genetic alteration, customized technological therapy, and product/service performance at the cellular level are just a few of the many applications for Nanotechnology. The food sector might benefit substantially from sophisticated processing, manufacturing, and food security system tracking technology (Vijayalakshmi, 2017). Healthy eating can reach the grassroots and contribute to community health improvement if sufficient effort is made to solve the accompanying significant hurdles. There is a necessary condition to practice Nanotechnology-based metrics to improve quality of life. The study was written by university researchers and released in a peer-reviewed academic publication, making it extremely trustworthy. However, it is four years old, and there may be more recent material on the subject.
Lavaniya Rajah. (2018). Cutlery you can eat: One Companys Approach to the Plastic
Pollution Problem.
According to Lavaniya (2018), plastic cutlery contributes significantly to the increasing plastic pollution problem. Each year, roughly 40 billion plastic utensils are used and disposed of across the states in America. Bakey’s, an Indian-based utensil manufacturer, provides a feasible solution to this issue. According to Narayana Peesapaty, the creator and directing manager claim that Sorghum, rice, and wheat flour are used to make his edible cutlery. When he created such utensils in 2010, it was the first of its kind. Peesapaty is now one of the numerous rivals in the cutlery market. This is a growing market gap that has captivated consumer interest but has been met with skepticism by environmentalists. The information is reliable because the item was published by a CBC reporter and CBC News is a
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well-known news institution. However, because the paper has not been peer-reviewed and has little detailed information, it would be of limited use in an academic discussion.
References
Lavaniya Rajah. (2018). Cutlery you can eat: One companys Approach to the Plastic Pollution Problem. Retrieved from CBC Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bakeys-edible-cutlery-1.4763171
Vijayalakshmi, S., Sachin, C., & Kirtan, T. (2017). Nanotechnology: A Growing need for Agriculture and Food Sectors. Integrated Ferroelectrics, 185(1), 73-81.
