Assignment: You must write an academic essay on the portrayal of a mental disorder in a
film or other media source. You must compare the portrayal of the disorder in a film to the
description of the disorder in the textbook. The writing assignment must follow the APA
format and follow the predefined outline listed below:
1. Content Outline (minimum):
I. Introductory Paragraph (1)
II. Historical Context/Cultural Context (1)
II. Etiology (1)
III. Symptoms (1)
IV. Prognosis/Diagnosis (2)
V. Treatment (1)
VI. Conclusion (1)
Other Writing tips for formal academic writing:
-Do not use contractions (e.g. don’t = do not)
-Do not explicitly reference the article, article title, or textbook or homework assignment in your writing
for example ( “The article states….”). Instead use the conventional APA standard for citing
-Do not reference the complete title of another study in the text
-Do not use informal, slang, conversational language, or dialog
-Do not use he/she, use third person but limit the usage of personal pronouns
-Always define important terms and give original examples
-Do not start a sentence with the word “It”.
-Do not start a sentence with a number written with numeric characters.
-Do not reference “a study” in text without the proper citations