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assignment 2 task details Assessments Details Assignment 2 – Paragraph Writing Brief description Write three well developed paragraphs on the impacts of smartphones. Due Week 4, Sunday, Midnight Remember that penalties apply for submitting this assignment after this time without the direct approval of your tutor. See details re late submissions/extensions at the end of the Assessments Details section. Value % 10% Length 120-170 words each paragraph (360-510 words total) Learning outcomes 3, 4 Task details For this assignment you will need to write three well developed paragraphs on the impacts of smartphone technology. Preparation To help you prepare for this assignment, brainstorm any ideas you can think of about smartphone technology. This can include the benefits of smartphone technology, or the problems that it can cause. You do not need to do any research for this assignment as we just want you to get started with academic writing. But if you would like to read other people’s thoughts or ideas about the topic because you don’t know enough about smartphone technology, that is fine. Just make sure that you use your own words when you put your thoughts into your paragraphs. Remember, you only need to write three paragraphs. So just choose three points that you have listed in your brainstorm and develop each one into an independent paragraph. They don’t need to connect to each other at this point. The aim of the assignment is to develop your paragraph writing skills. Before you begin your paragraph writing assignment: • Review Section 2.4 of the textbook; • Review the recorded Collaborate online class for Week 3 (enter the Online Classroom link on Learnline) or the Week 3 Powerpoint Presentation (go to the Weeks 2-4 link on Learnline). Presentation Each paragraph should contain 5–7 sentences and include: • a topic sentence; • supporting sentences; • linking words and phrases connecting the ideas within each paragraph; • Formal language (This means that you should follow all the rules set out so far about formal writing; for example, no use of personal pronouns, such as I, me, you or we and no use of slang. See Chapter 1 of the textbook for revision). 2 TEP022 Example (steps) Here is an example of the steps of the task and the final product (using a different topic). Step 1: Read the question: Why are the early years so important in terms of the development of the brain? Step 2: Brainstorm Step 3: Choose three main points Topic - Brain development in the early years: • Point 1 - Impacts on personality, social behaviour and intelligence; • Point 2 - Very malleable, open to new experience; • Point 3 - Influenced by the environment. Step 4: Write a topic sentence for each point – topic + controlling idea. Paragraph 1: The early years of a child’s life are critical in the formation of intelligence, personality, and social behaviour. Paragraph 2: The early years of a child’s life are particularly open to new experiences and especially able to take advantage of them. Paragraph 3: The brain is much more vulnerable to environmental influence than previously suspected. Example paragraphs Step 5: Write a draft of your paragraphs. Topic Controlling idea Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 The early years of a child’s life are critical in the formation of intelligence, personality, and social behaviour. This is because the development of the brain taking place before age one is rapid and extensive and the months immediately after birth are vital in terms of brain maturation. During this time, the number of synapses -- the connections that allow learning to take place -- increases twenty-fold. Such evidence suggests that, although it is never too late to intervene to improve the quality of a child’s life, early experiences have the most significant effects on children’s development and learning and are long lasting. It is in the early years of a child’s life that the brain is particularly open to new experiences and especially able to take advantage of them. If these sensitive periods pass by without the brain receiving the stimulation for which it is primed, opportunities for various kinds of learning may be substantially reduced. The brain’s malleability also means that there are times when negative experiences or the absence of good or appropriate stimulation are more likely to have serious and sustained effects. Therefore, the timing of experience in terms of brain development can be critical. Research has shown that the brain is much more vulnerable to environmental influence than suspected. A child’s brain is neither a blank slate waiting for a life story to be written on it nor a hard-wired circuit planned and controlled by implacable genes. However, the environment affects not only the number of brain cells and the number of connections, but also the ways in which they are wired. Nutrition is one example of an environmental influence. If a child does not have enough food and the right kind of food in the first 18 months, this leads to developmental outcomes, which may result in irreversible deficits. Step 6: Edit Make sure that you have linked your ideas well and that they are clearly explained. Check spelling, punctuation and grammar. Note: The aim of this assignment is to enable to you to develop your skills in effective academic paragraph writing before you move on to essay writing. This assignment is not an essay writing assignment; so, you do not need to include an introduction or a conclusion. Assessment criteria Paragraph Writing Topic Sentence • refined to the topic (10) • clear controlling idea (10) Paragraph support • supporting ideas are relevant and well developed in each paragraph (30) Total = 100 20 75 Topic sentence Topic sentence Topic sentence 4 TEP022 • logical flow of ideas (10) • effective use of linking words and phrases within the paragraph (5) • coherent (correct grammar, word choice and spelling (20) • an academic style (10) Presentation Assignment 2 has been word-processed and presented with: • standard font (for example: Times New Roman, Calibri, Arial), 1.5 spacing, normal margin settings; • appropriate information in the header and footer; for example: Header: Your name & Student Number (left) Date of submission (right) Footer: Unit Code & Assignment name & number (left) Page number (right) If you are currently studying or have completed TEP021 Computing for Tertiary Study, refer to the Study Guide for details on creating headers and footers. 5 Late submissions, extensions and resubmissions Late submissions and resubmissions: Please refer to the information provided on TEP022 Learnline site under the Assessments Tasks link on the orange panel or go to this link to view the CDU Higher Education Assessment Procedures: http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/doclibrary/pro-113.pdf. Extensions: If you require an extension on the due date to complete any work in this unit you need to contact your tutor BEFORE the due date. Please note that extensions will only be granted if circumstances beyond your control prevent you from submitting an assessment task on time (such as illness) and you have appropriate evidence (like a medical certificate) to support your request. Circumstances within your control, such as regular work commitments and holidays, do not constitute grounds for an extension. http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/doclibrary/pro-113.pdf http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/doclibrary/pro-113.pdf