Q Assignment Directions Below you will find study guide questions from chapters 5 and 6 of Freakonomics. Your assignment is to answer all of the questions in a detailed paragraph for each question. Please include quotes and/or specific paraphrased materials for each of your answers. Your response should be a typed, MLA formatted document of at least 2 full pages. You can break this total down around the questions however you like. Study Guide Questions Please answer all of the following questions: 1. Based on peter sandman’s equation, why are we more afraid of mad cow disease and flying in airplanes than we are of driving a car? 2. Sarah’s parents care very much about her education and enter her into the school lottery, hoping that she will be able to go to a better high school than the one she is currently attending. Based on this information, what are her chances of graduating from the new high school vs. if she stays in the same school she’s currently attending? 3. How much influence does your name have on your life? What are we to make of the examples from the book like Jake & DeShawn Williams, Winner & Loser Lane, and Temptress? was it their names that determined their lives, or something else? 4. What factors influence the name a parent gives to a child? 5. Congratulations! You've reached the end of the study guides. For this last question, please reflect on a couple things for me: 1. What chapters in the book were the easiest, and which were the most challenging? 2. what questions on the study guide were the easiest, and which were the most challenging? 3. I'm always trying to improve my teaching--it's why I became a college professor. Just like a retail store wants feedback from customers, I want feedback from my students. Do you have any suggestions for me in terms of teaching/using this book in the future? Anything that I could improve on? All suggestions are welcome--I am open to criticism if there was something you didn't like or think could be done better. Assignment Guidelines In order to receive full credit, the assignment will accomplish all of the following: • Answer all of the questions above • Use quotes and/or paraphrased information from the book to support your answer to each question (except #5) • Submit answers in a typed MLA formatted document of at least 2 full pages Notes and things to keep in mind: • Typically, half a page of writing is plenty to answer each question, but some questions may need more detailed responses. you can answer each question with as little/much detail as needed, as long as you're answering it fully and hitting the 2-page mark. • It's common to be on the third page somewhere when you finish writing. Some students write 4 and 5(!) page study guides. This is definitely above-and-beyond work, and I welcome that level of work, but again, somewhere on the third page is usually plenty. • You do not need to include the questions with your response (and they will not count towards the overall 2-page minimum). • Numbering the questions is fine, but you should not indent the paragraphs. please keep the margins at 1" Sample Full-Credit Answer: Q: Why shouldn't you (always) trust a real estate agent who tells you to take an offer on a house you're selling? A: You shouldn't trust a real estate agent because they might be telling you what's best for them instead of what's best for you. While we think that real estate agents are supposedly there to help us sell our house and get the most money for it, Levitt and Dubner state in the text that they are only there to sell as many houses as possible, no matter the price. The agent makes a percentage commission on each sale. When discussing a house selling for $10,000 more than the original offer, the agent only makes $150 extra. Levitt and Dubner state that "if you earn $9,400 while she only earns $150, maybe your incentives aren't aligned at all" (Levitt and Dubner 7). The agent may not want to work longer for the extra $150 while you would be willing to wait for the extra $9,400. Rubric Assignment Rubric Assignment Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComplete The student meets all of the guidelines for the assignment as outlined on the assignment. 2 pts Complete The student meets all of the guidelines for the assignment as outlined on the assignment directions. 1 pts Incomplete The student missed at least some of the criteria or guidelines for the assignment. 0 pts Missing The student did not turn the assignment in before the deadline. 2 pts Total Points: 2 PreviousNext