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The purpose of this assignment is to research and outline major theories, principles, issues, and applications regarding adolescent development and learning that will guide parents and families in the development milestones of their children.
Write a 750-1,000 word newsletter for your current or future students’ parents and families. Your goal is to inform and prepare parents about major developmental milestones, theories, and concepts facing adolescents, including how parents can be actively involved in their child’s development.
The newsletter should outline the following:
- Describe the developmental period of adolescence, including the sub-periods of early adolescence, middle adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Provide specific examples of typical school-related behavior found within each sub-period.
- Provide an overview of the key theories related to adolescence, including the biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, and social learning views of adolescence. Acknowledge key theorists and their major contributions.
- Outline and define the roles of nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and early/late experience and their effect on adolescent development and classroom learning.
Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
SEC-505 SEC-505-O500 Adolescent Development Essay 75.0
Criteria Percentage No Submission (0.00%) Insufficient (69.00%) Approaching (74.00%) Acceptable (87.00%) Target (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
Content 100.0%
Newsletter: Developmental Period 20.0% No submission Newsletter is somewhat informational with major theories for current or future students? parents, demonstrating a vague description of the developmental period of adolescence, including early adolescence, middle adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Examples of typical school-related behavior are not included or irrelevant. Newsletter is basic introducing major theories for current or future students? parents, demonstrating a simple description of the developmental period of adolescence, including early adolescence, middle adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Superficial examples of typical school-related behavior are included. Newsletter is informational with major theories for current or future students? parents, demonstrating a clear description of the developmental period of adolescence, including early adolescence, middle adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Detailed examples of typical school-related behavior are provided for each period of adolescence. Newsletter is informational with major theories for current or future students? parents, demonstrating a well-researched description of the developmental period of adolescence, including early adolescence, middle adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Proficient examples of typical school-related behavior are provided for each period of adolescence.
Newsletter: Key Theories 20.0% No submission Newsletter includes a poor and unfocused overview of key theories related to adolescence, including biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, and social learning views of adolescence. Acknowledgement to key theorists and their major contributions are weak or missing. Newsletter includes a basic and superficial overview of key theories related to adolescence, including biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, and social learning views of adolescence. Acknowledgement to key theorists and their major contributions are beginning level and lacking details. Newsletter includes a sound overview of key theories related to adolescence, including biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, and social learning views of adolescence. Satisfactory acknowledgement to key theorists and their major contributions are provided. Newsletter includes a comprehensive overview of key theories related to adolescence, including biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, and social learning views of adolescence. Compelling acknowledgement to key theorists and their major contributions are provided.
Newsletter: Define the Roles 15.0% No submission Newsletter incompletely outlines and defines the roles of nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and early/late experiences and their effect on adolescent development and classroom learning. Newsletter basically and superficially outlines and defines the roles of nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and early/late experiences and their effect on adolescent development and classroom learning. Newsletter clearly outlines and defines the roles of nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and early/late experiences and their effect on adolescent development and classroom learning. Newsletter skillfully outlines and defines the roles of the roles of nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and early/late experiences and their effect on adolescent development and classroom learning.
Newsletter: Parent Involvement 15.0% No submission Newsletter barely provides suggestions and tips to help parents communicate with their adolescent. Parent involvement is hardly promoted. Newsletter provides superficial and basic suggestions and tips to help parents communicate with their adolescent. Parent involvement is somewhat promoted. Newsletter provides suggestions and tips to help parents communicate with their adolescent. Parent involvement is promoted. Newsletter skillfully provides comprehensive suggestions and tips to help parents effectively communicate with their adolescent. Parent involvement is strongly promoted.
Layout 5.0% No submission The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text. The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability. The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for title headings, bullets, and text. The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of title headings, subheadings, bullets, graphics, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.
Research 15.0% No submission Sources provided do not support the claims of the presentation or are not credible. Submission includes insufficient sources, and sources do not fully support claims, or sources are not all credible. Research is relevant and generally supports the information presented. All of the criteria stated in the assignment are addressed. Research is supportive of the information presented. Sources are timely, distinctive and clearly address all of the criteria stated in the assignment.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 10.0% No submission Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistent language and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is lacking. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech, as well as some practice and content-related language. Submission is nearly/completely free of mechanical errors and has a clear, logical conceptual framework. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.
Total Weightage 100%
