life story

Format:
• 1” margin, 12 pt. TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT, Double Space
• APA format!!! Use Purdue OWL.
• Paper is free of errors – typographical, spelling, English grammar, word usage.
• Paper shows evidence of understanding the topic.
• Paper shows evidence of understanding how concepts from your readings are demonstrated in your discussion/analysis of your interview(s).
• Writing is in YOUR OWN WORDS, unless you properly cite for concepts and terms.
• You need only to use your text book and power points for citations.
• Must upload file as a doc, doc.x or pdf. DO NOT USE: pages (mac) or google docs.
• All concepts and terms must be bolded in your paper.
D. Write your life story.
(a) 20 pts. = Provide a detailed description of the yourself and your relationship with all members of your family. Be sure to include all relevant background information that would be important for an outside reader to be aware of. Also include detailed information about the living arrangements of the family members (i.e., who, where, when, how long, any problems?).
(b) 10 pts. = Briefly summarize the topics you will address in the paper about your life growing up in your family. (i.e., family of origin, parenting styles, love styles, family rules, etc)
(c) 30 pts. = Use the topics you listed in section (b) as headings and write in detail how you compare to the information presented in your text book. Be sure to bold all concepts in your paper.
(d) 30 pts. = First, analyze how you feel about the way you were raised. Discuss each topic covered. Second, how has reflecting on your life and writing about it changed your thoughts regarding the topics and your understanding of why your parents did what they did Third, based on yournew knowledge from this class, how would you raise your future child in reference to how you were raised. For example: what would be the same? What would be different? Why? Based on what facts from the book?
(e) 10 pts. = Overall grammar, punctuation and paper organization.
Reminder: All concepts and terms must be bolded in your paper.
Quotes from the text book “ Benokraitis, N. J. (2011). Marriages and families: Changes, choices and constraints (8th Edition). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-205-91819-0”

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