Assignment Essentials of Lifespan Development
Assignment: Essentials of Lifespan Development
PLEASE FIND AND USE TEXTBOOK (Mention page number for the concepts you are mentioning as required)
CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: Biological Beginnings CHAPTER 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy CHAPTER 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy CHAPTER 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood CHAPTER 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood CHAPTER 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood CHAPTER 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood CHAPTER 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence CHAPTER 10: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence CHAPTER 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood CHAPTER 12: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood CHAPTER 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood CHAPTER 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood CHAPTER 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood CHAPTER 16: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood CHAPTER 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving McGraw-Hill Education Psychology’s APA Documentation Style Guide
CHAPTER 3 TOTAL – 1/4 page
ASSIGNMENT 1: Minute Paper (Chapter 3) – (1/4 page)
2 points
Minute Paper—Write one paragraph about the most surprising and important thing(s) you learned after reading Chapter 3 (please indicate page #s). Tell me exactly what made it surprising and why it seemed important to you. IMPORTANT
Chapter 5 & 6 TOTAL – 1/2 page
Due: Sunday March 10 @ 11:59 pm
ASSIGNMENT 1: Word Journal (Chapters 5, 6)
10 points
Word Journal – Select one concept or theory from Chapter 5 and one concept or theory from Chapter 6 and summarize each concept or theory using one word. Please include the page #. – IMPORTANT – ¼ page
(1/2 page)
Next, explain in a short paragraph why you selected the word to describe the concept or theory you selected from each of the 2 chapters.
Your final work would be the word you selected and a short paragraph explaining why you selected the word to describe the concept or theory for each of the 2 chapters (two short paragraphs). ¼ page
Chapter 5 concept with textbook page number – ¼ page , chapter 6 concept with textbook page number – ¼ page. Total is ½ page
Chapter 7&8 TOTAL – 1/2 page
Due: Sunday, March 17, 11:59 pm
Assignment 1: Evaluating Gender-Stereotyping
Watch a children’s cartoon or obtain a children’s storybook.
Tell me what cartoon your watched or what storybook you selected.
In one paragraph, using examples from the cartoon or storybook, describe how males and
females are represented:
Are characters portrayed in gender-stereotyped roles?
Are males and females equally represented in exciting plot activities?
Are behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics of males and females characters strongly gender stereotyped?
Overall, how would you evaluate the cartoon or storybook in terms of gender typing?
Assignment Essentials of Lifespan Development
What recommendations would you make to counter any influences observed? Total is 1/2 page
Chapter 9 & 10 TOTAL – 1/2 page
Due: Sunday, March 31, 11:59 pm
10 points (1/2 page)
ASSIGNMENT: Muddiest Point—After reading Chapters 9 &10, write about an issue, concept, or definition presented in the chapters that you find most confusing or difficult to understand (please include the page #). Tell me exactly what you understand and what you do not understand about that issue, concept, or definition.
Chapter 11 & 12 TOTAL – 1/2 page
Due: Sun April 7, 11:59 p.m.
Minute Paper (Chapters 11 & 12)
10 points (1/2 page)
Minute Paper—Write one paragraph about the most surprising and important
Important information for writing discussion questions and participation
Hi Class,
Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
- Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
- There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
- Include in-text citations in your response
- Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
- Follow APA-7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
- A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
- Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
- Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
- Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
- Follow APA 7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
- Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
- Here are some helpful links
- Student paper example
- Citing Sources
- The Writing Center is a great resource
Welcome to class
Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to.
I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.
Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.
If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.
Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.
Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.
I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!
