Term Paper
This assignment will be completed in 3 parts:
(1) Draft, which is due week 4
(2) During week 11th students must bring in their work to have it peer reviewed (worth 5pts)
(3) Final Term Paper due week 12th.
Goal: The purpose of this paper is to be aware of the current issues involved in child and adolescent development and incorporate it with course material. Students will have a chance to use critical thinking and analysis while creatively developing a possible alternative to the issue.
Instructions:
a. Search for a current (within the past year) news article about a story or issue involving infants, children, or adolescents. E.g. Childhood obesity, Teenage pregnancy, Infant physically abused by guardian, etc.
b. Ask yourself, how does this story influence a child’s biosocial, cognitive, or psychosocial development (the 3 sections of our book)? You will pick ONE area to focus on.
· Biosocial – physical, brain, motor skills, health, nutrition, etc.
· Cognitive – memory, intelligence, language, thinking, etc.
· Psychosocial – emotional, relationships, family, friends, play, etc.
Draft
a. Pick a news article & bring it to class
b. Type a 1-paragraph summary of the article (double space)
c. Indicate which area you will relate the article to: biosocial, cognitive, or psychosocial.
Term Paper
You will type a 5-paragraph essay:
1. Introduction – hook, background, & thesis statement
2. Summary of news article
3. Relation to course material (biosocial, cognitive, or psychosocial)
· Must include terms/vocabulary used in the textbook or lecture
· Must discuss at least one theory/theorist
4. Possible solution(s) to the issue
· Be creative & develop a plausible solution to resolve or prevent this problem.
5. Conclusion
Format:
· Double spaced, 12 size font, Times New Roman,
· APA Title page, 1”margins, header, & reference page (no abstract needed)