Child Psychology (102) Fall 2014
Paper Part 1 Instructions
Paper due 9/30 in class
1. Find and article in a popular source that makes claims about developmental
psychology (magazine, newspaper, article on the web, but not a journal
article).
2. Make a copy of the article to include with your paper.
3. Write a summary of the popular article (.75 to 2 pages)
4. Make a bulleted list of the specific claims about developmental psychology
from the popular article. If there are more than two or three claims identify
which two or three claims you will be addressing in the second half of the
paper.
Write a well-organized paper with correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
The clarity and quality of your writing will be included in the grade.
Grading scheme:
Summary accuracy and completeness.
Bulleted list of claims.
Writing Quality
Copy of popular article
65%
20%
10%
5%