Children’s Book
Discipline: Psychology
Type of Paper: Essay (any type)
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)
Paper Format: APA
Question
Overview
The Children’s Book Project is a course-long project with the final paper being due at the end of the course. In this course-long project, you will consider what you have learned about the cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors associated with childhood and apply them to an important developmental tool in the lives of children — the children’s book. To review the entire project requirements, please see the Children's Book Project Instructions in the Syllabus module.
This completed assignment will include the Abstract (at the beginning of the paper), the Appeal section, and the Recommendations section, according to the requirements listed in the Children’s Book Project Instructions. If done well, it will become a significant part of the final paper. See both Children's Book Project Module-by-Module and Children's Book Project. Please also refer to the APA Sample Paper posted in the User Links.
Outcomes
- Identify the biological factors associated with prenatal development.
- Evaluate the environmental factors associated with prenatal development.
- Explain the biological factors associated with infancy and childhood.
- Compare and contrast the cognitive factors associated with infancy and childhood.
- Explain the emotional factors associated with infancy and childhood.
- Explain the psychosocial factors associated with infancy and childhood
Instructions
- Review the Children's Book Project Instructions page in the Syllabus.
- Examine the APA Sample Paper in the Purdue OWL (also posted in the User Links box on the course Home page) to see how your paper should be formatted.
- Notice the title page (no Running head), the Abstract, the Introduction (no heading), and the paper headings (level 1 only: centered, bolded),
- Read the notes and explanations in the Sample Paper,
- You will not have an author note on the title page, nor Appendices after the References page.
- Write the 600-750- word essay (500 words for the two content areas/250 words each, and 100 - 250 words for the Abstract) which includes:
- Topic #5, the Appeal of the book to the child readers related to your chosen theory of development (250 words).
- What makes the book appealing to its intended audience?
- What is it about the specific children's book you chose that appeals and engages young learners?
- What is it about the characters, the themes and the messages of the book, or the language used appeals to children?
- What is a child learning when reading your chosen book?
- Topic #6, your Recommendations about the book to parents/caregivers/educators based on what you now know about child development and gender stereotypes (250 words).
- Would you recommend the book?
- Why or why not?
- The Abstract for the Final Paper. This is a short summary/overview of all the main points of the paper: all six required content areas of the paper, and any conclusions you've reached. Note that the Abstract should be on its own page at the beginning of the paper with a heading, bolded. Note the tense (present tense) used and content of the Abstract (it is not an intro or a teaser for the paper). See the APA Sample Paper for examples and additional instructions (100-250 words).
- Topic #5, the Appeal of the book to the child readers related to your chosen theory of development (250 words).
- Submit your document
- Be sure your document is double-spaced with standard 1-inch margins. Do not use any fancy fonts or colors.
- Submit the completed assignment in the correct folder in .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf format.
- If your submission is successful, you will get an automatic confirmation Internal Message.
- A few minutes after submission, check the Similarity Score; it must be 20% or less. Revise and re-submit if over 20% similarity.
See the Schedule and Course Rubrics in the Syllabus Module for due dates and grading information.
