Theories of Personality
“The Breakfast Club” Analysis Project
Psychology AP
What is personality? How do our personalities develop? How do our
personalities explain our thought processes and behaviors? In our next
chapter, we will be discussing these concepts as well as the various
personality theories known in psychology.
DIRECTIONS: Choose one character from the movie “The Breakfast Club”.
You will observe their personality and behavior as we view the movie in class.
Use the chart provided to help organize your thoughts. You will analyze ONE
character of your choosing based on ONE personality theory that we will be
discussing in class – psychoanalytic, humanistic, behaviorism, sociallearning, trait, etc. You will need to do more formal research into the
personality theory depending on which you choose as your textbook has
limited information. Use credible resources and cite any information that you
use. You must have a COMPLETE bibliography page/slide. DO NOT just list
the links from your sources.
This will be a presentation completed with ONE other person. Utilize any
Web 2.0 website to complete this project (Prezi, Sliderocket, etc.) PowerPoint
is not permitted for this project. Fully describe your individual’s life and
critically analyze him/her based on a personality theory. In addition, apply
the information learned in the development chapters to your character
(Erikson, Kolhberg, and Marcia). Your presentation should be descriptive,
clear, and comprehensive (proofread your work BEFORE you hand it in).
Review the rubric on the back of this paper. The link to your project MUST be
e-mailed to me.
This will count as a MAJOR ASSESSMENT grade.
Due Date: _____________________________________
Checklist:
 Introduction to what personality/personality theory is
 Clear description of your individual’s life (family, behaviors, etc.)
 Description of the personality theory of your choosing
 Concise analysis of your individual using the major components of the
personality theory
 Description of developmental stage according to Erikson, Kohlberg,
and Marcia
 Conclusion – Wrap-up of your key points in your paper
 Works cited page
Personality Paper Grading Rubric
Each criteria will be scored based on a scale from 1-5.
5 – superior work: clear and concise, all parts included
4 – above satisfactory work: missing few elements
3 – satisfactory: missing some key components
2 – below satisfactory: missing many components
1 – unsatisfactory: little effort shown; missing key components
Clear intro describing personality
& personality theory
5
4
3
2
1
Thorough description of person’s
life. Information relevant to paper
5
4
3
2
1
Full description of personality
theory that is being utilized to
analyze person
5
4
3
2
1
Analysis of person using
chosen personality theory
5
4
3
2
1
Developmental Stages
5
4
3
2
1
Works Cited Page complete
5
4
3
2
1
Grammar and good use
of words/key concepts
5
4
3
2
1
Followed directions
5
4
3
2
1
Effort/Analytical Thinking
5
4
3
2
1
TOTAL _________/50
GRADE ________