2-6 page review article covering a sexual topic of special interest to you

2-6 page review article covering a sexual topic of special interest to you
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
STEP 1: Select a topic!
• In short, write a 2-6 page review article covering a sexual topic of special interest to you! Sex and media, family, religion, culture, behavior, health, education, media, and the internet are common foci, but feel free to be creative. If you aren’t sure if your topic fits the bill, just confirm with me before you move forward. )

STEP 2: Write up your blog!
• Review the assorted formats below, as this might give you an idea of what to focus on.
• These also provide common formats that are well-received by readers.
• Remember, the key is to make this interesting and accessible to the masses: Engaging, smart, and funny are key.
• Scientific Reviews need a MINIMUM of 3 citations.
o Cite within the document as you would normally, using APA 6th edition.
o We will include these citations or hyperlink them, should we publish your blog.

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STEP 3: Work with the Writing Center (2nd Floor, 209 Baldy Hall)or a TA to review your draft
• Instead of working with your editorial team this round, you will instead have your work reviewed by a member of the Writing Center (http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/writing/about-us.html) or your assigned TA.
• You are REQUIRED to set up an appointment with the writing center or your TA to review your full draft before you can submit it. During these sessions, the Writing Center staff or TA will walk through your work, commenting on the tone, conceptual flow, narrative quality, and consistency with expectations for this assignment. Typically, these appointments last 45 minutes.
• You must meet with Writing Center Staff or TA no later than midnight on Monday, Nov 28th.
• After they have reviewed your work, the Writing Center staff or TA will provide you with a signed Consulting Verification Form, which you must turn in me (Rintamaki) by midnight on Monday, November 28th. You may do so in class or slide it under my office door (313 Baldy Hall).
• Papers that do not have a signed Consulting Verification Form from the Writing Center or your TA signifying that you met to review and revise your FULL DRAFT will receive zeros on this assignment.

STEP 4: Submit blog via UBLearns.
• As with the Scientific Report, you will submit your Scientific Review via UBLearns by noon on Wednesday, Nov 30th.

The top 20 (as voted by the class) Scientific Reviews will each receive 5% extra credit; the TOP Scientific Report will also win the Grand Prize.
In short, this is a review of existing scientific studies on sex, sexual phenomena, social issues regarding sex or sexuality, attraction, sex education, sex and the media, and the like. In short, I would like you to find a topic of interest to you and write up a report on it! These papers are usually 2-6 pages, double-spaced, but I will allow you to write more if you feel the article you’re developing requires it.

APPLICATION PAPER: There are several types of scientific reviews you can develop. The first is what’s called an application paper. In a nutshell, application content takes a study or series of studies and makes a claim (e.g., tells people how to understand something, what to think, etc.) and/or tells you what to do with this information (e.g., how does the science you reviewed affect someone’s life or how they might use it in their life). Sometimes this is very specific, such as compiling several studies/evidence to make a very specific claim. Other times, these are reviews of science that result in lists of things (e.g., 6 Factors That Secretly Influence Who You Have Sex With). Often times this becomes a prescription for how to do something (e.g., how to kiss well, how to attract someone, how to have great sex, etc.).

• It may be that you take a topic that you like and do research on it, compiling existing science and presenting it to the audience.

• You might also find a study you really like and read through the discussion section to see how the authors suggest this information be used/applied in daily life (e.g., How to avoid campus rape)

How-To:
 Use a hook (raise a question, make a statement, give a hypothetical that intrigues the reader and makes them want to learn more, provide a case study, present a myth that your review will later support or bust)
 Organize your main points, ensuring they flow together in a logical order
 End with a summative/concluding statement
Examples:
• When are your tired pick-up lines most effective?
• Getting the most out of your rebound sex
• 5 ways about how to build commitment into your relationship
• How to have great sex
• Talking about anal sex
• Keeping passion alive in relationships
• How to avoid campus rape
• Breaking bad relationship habits
• Talking with doctors about sex
• Sexting and consent
• Why we need to keep talking about sex
• The real sex ed
• Science says sex addiction is for real. Here’s how to diagnose it
• 10 things you need to do to attract someone
• 5 signs of sexual attraction
• The 3 encounter rule
• The Science of Dating: Wear Red