Academic+Essay--Midterm+Replacement

=Academic Essay (50 points)= toc Academic Essays should be between **900-1300 words and based on one of the prompts below.** These are usually used to replace a missed or low-scoring **Midterm Exam.** You may do an academic essay for participation points. Academic Essays that are replacing the Midterm Exam do **NOT** count for participation points.

See Rubric  for quality guidelines.

Academic Essays should be submitted on the wiki. See below for submission instructions.

You may choose from one of the two prompts below.

Prompt 1. Career Interview
Select a career that is relevant to the chapter(s) you are studying. Interview a professional in a field related to  one of the chapters of your book. For examples to choose from, check out our Career Ideas.

State their qualifications--including schooling--and what chapter they are elaborating on. Write an essay that covers the questions below, in any order. Ask your professional to give examples as needed, and relate their statements back to your textbook. Include a bibliography (in MLA or APA format--see [| EasyBib.com] or [| BibMe.org] for help. See also @Common References) of any sources you use, including the professional, your textbook, and at least one other source. Use the proper terms from the textbook as necessary, and organize your essay in keeping with the rubric.
 * What developmental/psychological issues are relevant to the career?
 * What is the position of the professional on these issues?
 * Is there a certifying body or licensing board that oversees this professional? What are their standards?
 * What does the professional enjoy the most and least about this career?
 * What other professions does this professional work with? What is their relationship with these other professions, and with the public?

Prompt 2. Book/Film Response
Select a book or film that is relevant to the class. Select a work from one of four possible categories: fiction film, non-fiction film, fiction book and non-fiction book. For examples to choose from, check out our Book or Film Response Candidates.

Select the set of questions below that match your chosen work. Write an essay that covers those questions, in any order. Cite examples from the source--including page number for a book or minutes/seconds for a film--and from your textbook or other sources. Include a bibliography (in MLA or APA format--see [| EasyBib.com] or [| BibMe.org] for help) of any sources you use, including the work, your textbook, and at least one other source. Use the proper terms from the textbook as necessary, and organize your essay in keeping with the rubric.

Non-Fiction

 * What developmental/psychological issues are the focus of the work?
 * What is the position of the author/filmmaker on these issues?
 * Are the scientific claims supported by the scientific community?
 * What praise or criticism has the work received?
 * What developmental domains or psychological fields are most relevant to the work?
 * Which theorists or researchers might comment on this work, and what might they say?

Fiction

 * What developmental/psychological issues does the work depict?
 * What is the intent of the author in showing these issues?
 * How do the depictions compare with the scientific evidence, as represented by your textbook and other scholarly sources?
 * What praise or criticism has the work received for its depiction of these issues?
 * What developmental domains or psychological fields are most relevant to the issues?
 * What symbols does the work contain? How would various theorists interpret these symbols?

=Submission Instructions=
 * 1) Write a rough draft essay according to above instructions.
 * 2) Determine the correct naming of the essay page you are going to create.
 * Name the page with the letters ME, followed by your grading number.
 * It is important to name your page correctly. Once the page is created, only organizers of the wiki (i.e. your instructor) can change the name.
 * 1) Create a new page on the wiki, using the **Midterm Essay** template (click link for detailed instructions).
 * 2) Copy and paste the text of your essay into the new page and save.
 * 3) Make any changes or tweaks that you need for a final draft essay.
 * 4) When your essay is ready for grading, change your essay tag to "Submitted Essays"
 * This is what "submits" your assignment.
 * This tag moves your essay link on the peer forum from the "Created" to the "Submitted" column.
 * Your essay will not be graded until it is in the "Submitted" column
 * 1) You are free to make any changes to the essay until it is moved to the **Graded Essays** column.