Humanities Homework Help

Learning Outcomes of the Paper:

• Discuss the major developmental characteristics, abilities, issues, and/or concerns of the middle childhood years demonstrated in the children’s activity/game/toy in three major developmental domains.
• Apply the knowledge of middle childhood development to selecting an appropriate activity for schoolchildren.
• Argue, by using course knowledge, how schoolchildren’s development can be promoted in three major domains when they engage in the activity.

Instructions:

Select one activity, game, or toy appropriate for schoolchildren in all three developmental domains (physical/motor, cognitive, and socioemotional). 

1. Briefly describe the activity/game/toy (size, parts, needed space, set-up, other materials, etc.).
2. What are the major ways, behaviors, and rules of playing/interacting with the activity? Describe particularly those major ways of playing that are related to the developmental characteristics you will be discussing in this paper. (Cite the internet source if you use any.)
3. What is/are the goal(s) for children while they engage in the activity, e.g. enjoy the interaction, refine a skill, increase an ability, win the highest score, finish it the first, etc.? 
4. Paraphrase the textbook information from Chapter 12-14 to support the discussion of appropriateness of the activity. Answer all of the following questions for each developmental domain. Discuss about one domain at a time.
5. State the developmental domain and the schoolchildren’s developmental characteristics/abilities/issues, which are relevant to the chosen activity/game/toy.

For each domain, identify two (or more) aspects of schoolchildren’s developmental characteristics/abilities/issues discussed in the textbook that are relevant to the activity.

1. Substantially paraphrase textbook information to discuss the specific developmental characteristics/abilities/issues. Cite the text twice or more for EACH aspect, with good quantity and depth of knowledge. After citing the text, discuss how children’s specific play behaviors reflect the paraphrased course knowledge. Describe the possible behaviors of children.
2. To earn a better grade: For each domain, you are encouraged to discuss how the child’s development can be further promoted and/or abilities/skills be enhanced when the child is doing the activity alone or with others. Support your arguments by paraphrasing textbook information.

When information is borrowed from the textbook, paraphrase it using your own words, avoid using quotations, and cite the text in APA style (Note the page numbers of the textbook information in your citations). Only quote those words that you would definitely not be able to paraphrase!

The essay has to be about four pages and should not go over six full pages (not including title and reference pages). It must be typed using: 12-point Times or Time New Roman font, double-spacing and one-inch margins.

Structure of Essay #2: (No abstract is needed.)

Title page: w/ an image of the activity/game/toy 

Description of activity/game/toy (2/3 page)

First domain: 1 – 11/3 pages (Use a topic sentence with the domain and developmental characteristics to be focused on.)

At least two aspects of developmental characteristics and/or ways to promote development (Cite the textbook info a total of four times or more for this domain)

Second domain: 1 – 11/3 pages (Use a topic sentence with the domain and developmental characteristics to be focused on.)

At least two aspects of developmental characteristics and/or ways to promote development (Cite the textbook info a total of four times or more for this domain)

Third domain: 1 – 11/3 pages (Use a topic sentence with the domain and developmental characteristics to be focused on.)

At least two aspects of developmental characteristics and/or ways to promote development (Cite the textbook info a total of four times or more for this domain)