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CommentaryAssignt.docxAssignment 1:
Write a rough draft of a commentary.
Structure for this Essay
I recommend this format:
1. Paragraph 1 Introduction – Grabs the reader’s attention, states the trend, and offers evaluation (it is good or bad). End with a thesis that states the trend and why it is positive or negative.
2. Paragraph 2 - Provide full explanation of the trend/issue and background. As an alternative, you can use the introduction to do this.
3. Paragraphs 3-4. Address causes known regarding this; you can also address the consequences.
4. Paragraph 5. Provide judgment and explain the overall significance to ADHD. State your stance on the topic.
5. Paragraph 6 Conclusion: wrap up topic, restate thesis and judgment
First Draft of a Commentary Assignment
For this assignment, write a 750-1,000-word commentary that addresses a trend/topic related to ADHD.
This means that your essay should review a single trend related to ADHD. For instance, you could analyze one of the following trends (you are not limited to this list; these are suggestions):
· Increase in ADHD Diagnoses
· Impact of ADHD on a Child’s Schooling
· Impact of New ADHD Treatments
· Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medications
· The Reasoning Behind ADHD Awareness Week
· ADHD and the Zombie Phenomenon
· ADHD Drug Overdoses
This essay is NOT a summary of several different elements of ADHD. Rather, it is an analysis of a single trend related to ADHD, including various elements of that single trend.
Your review should include at least five scholarly sources outside of class texts.
Directions
1. Label or Identify the Subject: Provide the name for the trend and provide some context or background for the subject.
2. Explain the Subject: Find a pattern of meaning in the trend (e.g., speculate as to causes and effects of an event, compare with a similar case, or offer an example).
3. Make a Judgment/Offer an Opinion: Evaluate the trend using third person; offer praise or critique the trend, offering evidence to support your claims.
The final draft of this assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
Sources
· Include in-text citations and a References page in APA Style for at least FIVE scholarly sources outside of class texts.
· These sources should be used to support any claims you make.
· Use the GCU Library to help you find sources.
· Include this research in the paper in a scholarly manner.
Format
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Assignment 2:
1 page
Do some research to identify a trend, event, or a policy related to ADHD. If you look on news websites, you can identify and discuss what reporters are currently writing about ADHD. If you look at the policy statements by institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html ) or American Psychological Association ( APA.org ), you can identify and discuss which policies or advice they provide. You could also try finding events (either past events or future ones) about ADHD at the local, state, or national level and then explain what one or more events were (or will be) about. Then, summarize your findings and report them to the class by responding to this discussion question.
Assignment 3:
1 page
What are some of the causes or consequences related to the trend you identified earlier this week? (Or, if you posted something about a policy or event, what do you see as the causes or consequences of those?) Who (or what) do you think is responsible for the problem, or who (or what) deserves credit for solving some part of the problem?
