Research Paper
This research paper assignment focuses on Scripts (see On Course, pages 136-143, (4th ed) or 149-163 (5th ed) for more details).
Part One: Outer Research (2-3 pages). Beginning with the Script pages in Skip Downing’s On Course, research the process of the formation of pyschological Scripts. After you clarify your understanding of this set of patterns, identify at least three (3) sources other than Downing that explain Scripts (you might want to look at work by Eric Berne or Claude Steiner). At least one of these sources must be a book from a library (the other two may be detailed online sources---see Keys for Writers on “Evaluating Sources†(p. 110) to assess your sources). Locate, read and take notes from these sources. Your goal will be to explain the process of Scripts, giving examples and a detailed explanation in the first section of your Research Paper. Search online using "psychological scripts" (with quote marks in place).
Next, write a 2-3 page Introduction to your Research Paper that explains what Scripts are, how they are formed, and what impact they have on our lives. Be thorough and detailed in your explanation.
Part Two: Inner Research (2-3 pages). Please observe your own thought, behavior and emotional patterns during the next two weeks. Identify one Limiting Script that has prevented you from reaching one of your goals for this English class (or another class, if you have reached every goal for this class). Create a list of the thought, behavior and emotional patterns you observe in yourself that create obstacles to reaching your goals. Make sure you have identified patterns in each of the three areas. Theorize possible Core Beliefs (about yourself, other people and the world) that may be fueling this script.
In the second 2-3 page writing assignment, discuss and explain the thought, behavior and emotional patterns as well as core beliefs that make up one of your limiting scripts. This script should be one that has
Part One: Outer Research (2-3 pages). Beginning with the Script pages in Skip Downing’s On Course, research the process of the formation of pyschological Scripts. After you clarify your understanding of this set of patterns, identify at least three (3) sources other than Downing that explain Scripts (you might want to look at work by Eric Berne or Claude Steiner). At least one of these sources must be a book from a library (the other two may be detailed online sources---see Keys for Writers on “Evaluating Sources†(p. 110) to assess your sources). Locate, read and take notes from these sources. Your goal will be to explain the process of Scripts, giving examples and a detailed explanation in the first section of your Research Paper. Search online using "psychological scripts" (with quote marks in place).
Next, write a 2-3 page Introduction to your Research Paper that explains what Scripts are, how they are formed, and what impact they have on our lives. Be thorough and detailed in your explanation.
Part Two: Inner Research (2-3 pages). Please observe your own thought, behavior and emotional patterns during the next two weeks. Identify one Limiting Script that has prevented you from reaching one of your goals for this English class (or another class, if you have reached every goal for this class). Create a list of the thought, behavior and emotional patterns you observe in yourself that create obstacles to reaching your goals. Make sure you have identified patterns in each of the three areas. Theorize possible Core Beliefs (about yourself, other people and the world) that may be fueling this script.
In the second 2-3 page writing assignment, discuss and explain the thought, behavior and emotional patterns as well as core beliefs that make up one of your limiting scripts. This script should be one that has