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,
eferences, table/ graph, and class information (longer paper is ok). Paper that does
not meet the minimum requirement for length will not receive credit. Cite
esources 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 caregive
a parent, how would you interact with a developing child (age 2-10) to
promote his/ her physical development?
2) As a caregive
a parent, how would you interact with a developing child (age 2-10) to
promote his/ her cognitive development?
3) As a caregive
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 Ru
ic (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
y 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 e
ors in punctuation,
capitalization and
spelling.
No e
ors 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 e
ors in punctuation,
capitalization and spelling.
Some e
ors in formatting
paper (Times New Roman,
1 inch margin, double
space, 12 font).
Some citations and
eferences are missing.
Paper is a little shorter than
the required length.
Numerous and
distracting e
ors in
punctuation,
capitalization and
spelling, in formatting
paper (Times New
Roman, 1 inch margin,
double space, 12 font).
Citations and
eferences are missing.
Paper is significantly
shorter than the
equired length.