Divorce Impact on Children Family Stressors Project No 2 Assignment
FAMILY STRESSORS PROJECT #2:
RESEARCH PAPER AND 2 CHILDREN’S BOOKS: 40 points
LENGHT: 5 1/2 to 6 pages. This includes: research paper 2 1/2 to 3 pages ( Answering 3 questions using APA style) PLUS 1 bibliography page PLUS 1 page LISTING two children’s books PLUS 1 page with the picture of front cover of 2 books (explained below)
NO COVER PAGE IS REQUIRED AND WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE TOTAL OF 5 1/2 to 6 pages of work.
You will need to save your documents for this work on PDF , uploaded it and send it to me ONLINE through CANVAS as an Attachment.
Choose ONE topic from the list below which are topics related to common stressors affecting children and their families.
- Death of a parent
- Divorce
- Unemployed families
- Children with special Needs
- Parent(s) in the military
- Moving to a new home
- Chronic illness in the family
- Natural disasters such as fires or earthquakes
- Homeless families
- Alcoholism or Drug abuse in the family
- Parents being incarcerated
- Domestic Violence
- Single Parents
- School Bullying
- Parent(s) living abroad
- Immigrant families
After you select one topic, you will need to answer the questions below based on your own research using THREE different professional /academic resources. These include textbooks, professional journals, hospitals, universities or Government agencies ONLY. (you might want to use three different textbooks, or three different government websites, or three different hospitals or three different journals or three resources being a combination of any of them.)
You will be able to access these resources via online or in person by going to your nearest public or college library or accessing the information ONLINE. LAVC library offers online research materials if you want to use it as a resource for your research work.
Ph: 818-947-27566 https://www.lavc.edu/library/home.aspx (Links to an external site.)
LAVC library search (Links to an external site.)
Double space paper, font 12, Arial or Time new Romans AND save document on PDF. Send Assignment on PDF form to Instructor via CANVAS) (5 1/2 to 6 pages total)
Make sure you copy each question and provide the answer right after the question.
QUESTIONS: These are the 3 questions that you need to answer PLUS include bibliography page PLUS List and provide picture of book cover for 2 CHILDREN’s BOOKS RELATED TO YOUR TOPIC.
1.List the stressor that you selected from the list.
2.What are two possible impacts of this stressor in adults AND children? Be specific, in your explanation in how it affects children and how it affects adults. Indicate the source of this information on your paper using APA style.
- List and explain three different ideas based on your research (referrals, strategies, resources) of how teachers or other adults can help the family being exposed to this stressor Each idea needs to show the source of the information (based on your research sources)
Attach one bibliography page to your document listing the THREE research resources used on your work.
In addition,
- Find two children’s books that you would read to children from any age from preschool to second grade that address the stressor that you selected. Attach the image of the TWO books to your paper. (you can use online library services to search for the books or search them online and you will need to save a picture of the cover /image)). 4.1 List the title, author and publisher for each of the two books (preschool to second grade reading) that you selected . Make sure to include an image of the book cover for each one of them (copy image and paste it on your document.)
- DO NOT PLAGIARIZE, this will make you fail the assignment. Use your own words to write the paper. Your bibliography page needs to FOLLOW APA style.
You can learn the basics of APA style by accessing this link:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ (Links to an external site.)
Rubric
FAMILY STRESSORS PROJECT #2: RESEARCH PAPER AND 2 CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONTENT & FORMAT |
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20.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGRAMMAR and SYNTAX |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCHILDREN”S BOOKS |
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10.0 pts |
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Total Points: 40.0 |