Writing Assignment: Life Application Paper (30 points) Format: Paper must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins, and in 12 point font. Paper must be longer than 5 full pages,...

Life Application Paper


Writing Assignment: Life Application Paper (30 points) Format: Paper must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins, and in 12 point font. Paper must be longer than 5 full pages, excluding cover page, references, table/ graph, and class information (longer paper is ok). Paper that does not meet the minimum requirement for length will not receive credit. Cite resources in the paper accordingly and add references in the end of the paper. All documents must be saved as a Microsoft Word document (.doc, docx). Upload your homework on Canvas* before the due date and time. To upload your paper on Canvas, click “Submit assignment” (right upper corner of the website). Click “choose file” and select your homework to open. Click “Submit Assignment.” Instructions: You will need to answer both Part I and Part II. Part I: Understanding physical, cognitive, psychological development through lifespan Based on what you have learned through this term, provide comprehensive discussions on the following questions. Make sure support your discussions with information from the textbook or other class materials (cite pages or section numbers of the text/ resources). 1) As a caregiver/ a parent, how would you interact with a developing child (age 2-10) to promote his/ her physical development? 2) As a caregiver/ a parent, how would you interact with a developing child (age 2-10) to promote his/ her cognitive development? 3) As a caregiver/ a parent, how would you interact with a developing child (age 2-10) to promote his/ her emotional/ psychological development? 4) What are things you could implement in life now to have a good physical health in late adulthood (60 and older)? 5) What are things you could implement in life now to delay cognitive declining in late adulthood (60 and older)? 6) What are things you could implement in life now so that you could experience a sense of ego integrity in late adulthood (60 and older)? Part II: Life Application To assist in making the information you have learned in this course relevant and applicable to your life, you will analyze yourself employing theories and concepts you have learned in class. Describe an event or aspect from your personal life or experiences about which your understanding has been expanded due to studying for this class. Write about how “what you learned” in the class applies to (informs you) about this part of your life or that of another person. The key part of this paper is to demonstrate how something that you learned in this class created a change in your thinking and understanding about a “real world,” personal experience. Thus, you need to clearly describe the class content that caused this change, as well as applying it to the example from your personal life. Use only information from this class (e.g., text, lectures, videos, and handout from this class) for your analysis. Please do not copy/ use your previous homework assignment here. The key part of this assignment is to demonstrate how something that you learned in this class created a change in your thinking and understanding about a “real world,” personal experience. Thus, you need to clearly describe the class content that caused this change, as well as applying it to the example from your personal life. Use materials from this class (e.g., text, lectures, videos, and handout from this class) for your analysis. 7) Describe the concepts, research, and/or theory from the class that you feel provides you with the insight. Explain the concept/ theory you learned thoroughly (hint: try to summarize the concepts/ theories with your own words instead of just quoting everything). Do not simply name the concept. You may choose several different topics if you want to. 8) Discuss the insights and understandings you gained through doing this assignment of applying concepts from the class to life experiences you have described. Describe the event, experience, or aspect of your personal life for which you have made this personal connection with class material. This could be about you, a friend, or a family member. It could be recent, or from earlier in your life. Describe it in a manner that gives enough detail so you can clearly show how it relates to the class content. Grading Rubric (20 points) Category Meets Standard 3 points Nearly Meets Standard 1.5 points Does Not Meet Standard 0 point 1) Physical development Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. 2) Cognitive development Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. 3) Psychologic al development Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. 4) Physical dev in adulthood Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. provided with quality evidence. information are not accurate or unclear 5) Cognitive dev in adulthood Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. 6) Ego integrity Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. Meets Standard 4 points Nearly Meets Standard 2 points Does Not Meet Standard 0 point 7) Concept Discussions are accurate and clear. Discussions are provided with quality evidence. Discussions are clear but quality evidence is not provided and/or some information are not accurate or unclear Discussion is very general, unclear, and/or inaccurate. Meets Standard 5 points Nearly Meets Standard 2.5 points Does Not Meet Standard 0 point 8) Application Analysis of experiences from class material is specific, accurate, cited by page, and applies to the experiences you described. Analysis is partially accurate, general, and not clearly related to example. Analysis is missing and/or inaccurate in application. Meets Standard 3 points Nearly Meets Standard 1.5 points Does Not Meet Standard 0 point Mechanics No errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. No errors in formatting paper (Times New Roman, 1 inch margin, double space, 12 font). Sentence are cited if necessary and references are added in the end. Paper is the required length. Some errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Some errors in formatting paper (Times New Roman, 1 inch margin, double space, 12 font). Some citations and references are missing. Paper is a little shorter than the required length. Numerous and distracting errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling, in formatting paper (Times New Roman, 1 inch margin, double space, 12 font). Citations and references are missing. Paper is significantly shorter than the required length.