Essay writing

General Studies 420: Disability & Society

Spring 2019

Assignment #2

History of Disability

10 points

For this assignment you are required to write a paper exploring the history of developmental disabilities using the website:

“Parallels in Time: A History of Developmental Disabilities” http://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/index.html .

You must read these 3 topics/time periods:

· The Ancient Era 1500 BC - 475 AD

· The Middle Ages, Renaissance, & Reformation 475 AD - 1500 AD

· 17th and 18th Centuries

Your written response should include the following entitled sections:

a. The Ancient Era - minimum 250-word summary

b. The Middle Ages, Renaissance, & Reformation - minimum 250-word summary

c. 17th & 18th Centuries - minimum 250-word summary

d. Personal Response - minimum 250-word response addressing what you learned and how you felt learning about the treatment and history of people with developmental disabilities

e. How This Relates to GS 420 - minimum 250-word response addressing how the readings relate to the content of this course as covered so far

Each section is worth 2 points for a total of 10 points.

Formatting your paper:

· Heading: Name (Last, First), Date, GS 420 Section # (1 or 2), RED ID

· Times New Roman, Size 12 font

· Double-Spaced

· 1.0 Margins

· Indent first sentence of each paragraph

· Title for each section

· Be sure to use appropriate, respectful language throughout your paper. Refer to Disability-Related Language Standards on Blackboard.

Failure to follow correct formatting instructions may result in points loss.