Humanities Homework Help

Write an analysis of a toy or game. Pick ONE toy/game. What age is it designed for? How does it address the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional developmental needs of a child? What theory or theories can be applied to the toy and its nature of play? Papers should be 2-3 pages long (600-850 words). Do NOT pick Barbie or toy guns.

• You are analyzing the toy/game, NOT how you or your kid/nephew/niece plays with the game and if they like it.
• Choose ONE toy/game. Not all of toys in general. Not a game system (i.e., not the Xbox system, but you can choose one game for it, like Mario Kart).
• Your paper will be in 5 paragraphs:
  • introduce the toy or game and how it’s played
  • describe how the toy meets a child’s PHYSICAL needs
  • describe how the toy meets a child’s COGNITIVE needs
  • describe how the toy meets a child’s SOCIO-EMOTIONAL needs
  • explain what theorist would recommend the toy/game and how it fits into their theory.
• Look at the rubric posted below. This is what I will be using to grade it.

Papers must be 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, and uploaded below. Please run your spell-check beforehand! Try reading your paper out loud. This is a great way to catch errors. If you don’t know how to upload your paper, read these instructions.

College guidelines on plagiarism are strictly enforced. Original work is expected; copying off the internet is considered plagiarism. Quoting a source is fine when necessary, but sources MUST be cited. If you need help with writing your paper, please make use of Pisces Tutoring Writing help. You may want to see how to do this on the Online Tutoring page.

Sample Toy Analysis

HERE’S THE EXTRA INFO:

Your paper for this assignment will be used to determine if you have achieved the Student Learning Outcomes for the course, for the purpose of the college’s accreditation. I will be using a different grading method for this paper, but it still counts as 100 points, just like the others did. It isn’t “more” important than the other work you’ve done in the class…but I need to report your scores (anonymously!). Please don’t stress about this! Instructors all over campus are randomly doing something similar.