PSYC1720 CHOICE Assignment

1. Parenting Advice Infographic (Chapters 2/3)

Chapter 2 and 3 contain important information for new or expecting parents. Choose one of the

topics listed below. Create an infographic that would help educate new or expecting parents.

What is an infographic? Infographics are meant to be "at-a-glance" methods of

communication that provide information very quickly and through visual images rather through

a lot of words. It's best to present the information concisely and avoid using paragraphs or long

sentences so the audience can take in the information at quick glance. The graphics chosen

should also help the audience take in the message clearly and quickly.

List of Topics

1. stages of prenatal development

2. risks to prenatal development

3. reflexes

4. APGAR

5. Newborn states

6. SIDS risk factors or how to reduce risk

7. temperament including tips for parents

8. breastfeeding

9. infant brain development including tips

for parents

10. motor skills and fine motor skills -

typical timeline

11. infant perceptual abilities

Use your textbook as your main source of information on your topic. Put the information into

your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Do not plagiarize!

Plagiarism on this assignment could include: Using someone else's infographic and pretending

it's yours; using another infographic and making a few changes and submitting it as your own;

using someone else's wording (the text, a website, another infographic). Plagiarism results in a

0 on the assignment and an academic integrity violation report.

Infographic Resources & Tips/nUse your textbook as your main source of information on your topic. Put the information into

your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Do not plagiarize!

Plagiarism on this assignment could include: Using someone else's infographic and pretending

it's yours; using another infographic and making a few changes and submitting it as your own;

using someone else's wording (the text, a website, another infographic). Plagiarism results in a

0 on the assignment and an academic integrity violation report.

Infographic Resources & Tips

The following are free services to create infographics. You will need to create an account, but

you do not need to pay anything to create or download your infographic.

https://piktochart.com

https://www.easel.ly

https://www.canva.com

• Google search good and bad infographics to get an idea of what infographics are and what

they should (and shouldn't) look like. Be creative!

Plan out your information so that you select a template that best fits your topic.

After creating your infographic, use the rubric to evaluate and refine your work.

Submission

Download your completed infographic and save it to your computer as a PDF. Upload your

infographic to the Choice Assignment Folder.

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PSYC1720 CHOICE Assignment/nPSYC1720 CHOICE Assignment

2. Language Development Brochure (Chapter 4)

Create a brochure, based on information in Chapter 4, for parents of infants that explain a

child's typical language development.

Your brochure should include:

typical speech milestones from birth through age five

tips for what parents can do to help expand their child's vocabulary

whether videos are helpful or harmful to a child's language development

Format

You can create your brochure in Google docs, Word, or use a website such as Canva.

https://www.canva.com/create/brochures/

Tips:

Use your textbook as your main source of information on your topic. Put the information into

your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Do not copy the wording

directly from the textbook.

•

Good brochures are organized, attractive, and convey important information without too many

words and by using relevant images. Google to get an idea of what good brochures look like.

Plan the information and how to organize it, then search for a template that complements your

vision.

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• After creating your brochure, use the rubric to evaluate and refine it./nyour own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Do not copy the wording

directly from the textbook.

Good brochures are organized, attractive, and convey important information without too many

words and by using relevant images. Google to get an idea of what good brochures look like.

Plan the information and how to organize it, then search for a template that complements your

vision.

After creating your brochure, use the rubric to evaluate and refine it.

Do not plagiarize!

Plagiarism on this assignment could include: Using someone else's brochure and pretending

it's yours; using another brochure and making a few changes and submitting it as your own;

using someone else's wording (the text, a website, etc). Plagiarism will result is a 0 on the

assignment and will be reported to administration.

Submission

Download your completed brochure and save it to your computer as a PDF. Upload your

brochure to the Choice Assignment Folder.

PSYC1720 CHOICE Assignment/ncan or "should" do from the activities our parents do and don't do, from the activities they

encourage and discourage us to do, from the way they treat us and our siblings, etc. We also

learn about what is expected of our gender from peers, teachers, other adults in our lives, and

of course, from the media.

Describe several ways that you learned about gender role expectations for girls, women, boys,

and men during your young childhood years (before adolescence). For example, what

messages did you receive from family members, other adults, peers, and/or media about

gender? Describe both verbal messages (what was said) and nonverbal messages (what you

observed or what was implied). Be specific and try to remember how old you were.

This is not a research paper, but I would like you to refer to what Kail & Cavanaugh say in

Chapter 5. You should not use the internet for this assignment. I want to hear about how your

own personal experiences shaped your understanding of what is expected of girls/women and

boys/men during your childhood, and how it follows (or not) what's stated in the textbook.

General Guidelines:

• Use essay format with 12-point font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced, complete sentences,

more than 1 paragraph, proper grammar and spelling.

Upload your completed essay to the CHOICE Assignment folder in D2L Brightspace.

• Essays will be scanned for plagiarized material, so be sure that the essay is entirely your own

writing. Plagiarism will result in a 0 and will be reported to Administration. Do not use internet

sources.

•

I will provide feedback which you can read in D2L Brightspace, usually within 1 week, based

on the rubric.

• Assignments like this are designed to enable you to apply the material in ways that are

personal and meaningful. How much personal information you want to share is your decision.

Any personal material shared in your assignments will remain confidential.

Academic Integrity

Your essay must be your own work - your own thoughts and your own writing. Turning in

writing that was done by someone else (such as another student or an internet source) without

citation is plagiarism. This can include an entire essay, portion of the essay, copied language

with a few words changed, or ideas and language borrowed heavily from another source./ncludes all

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Clearly and accurately retells

concepts from the textbook,

and other sources if used.

Meaning stays true and

demonstrates strong

understanding of concepts.

Shows strong creativity and

use of visual elements

(infographic and brochure).

Shows deep thinking and

insight about the topic

(paper).

Writing is free from spelling,

punctuation and

grammatical errors. There

are no run-on sentences or

fragments. Writing is

organized, typed double

space in 12-point font

(paper)

Needs some work - 4 points

Presents an infographic,

brochure or paper that

includes most required

components, or lacks some

detail.

Paraphrases concepts from

the textbook or other

sources. Meaning or phrasing

is inaccurate in a few places.

Minimal copying.

Needs significant work - 2

points

Writing may have a few minor

spelling, punctuation and

grammatical errors. There are

1-2 run-on sentences or

fragments. Writing may be

missing one of these:

organization, double space,

12-point font (paper).

Presents an infographic,

brochure or paper that doesn't

include all required components,

and/or lacks significant detail.

Attempted paraphrasing from

the textbook or other sources.

Meaning or phrasing is

inaccurate in multiple places and

includes significant lifting of

language.

Shows less than appropriate

level of creativity and use of

visual elements (infographic

and brochure). Shows

superficial thinking and

limited insight about the topic topic (paper).

(paper).

Incomplete - 1 point

Writing includes spelling,

punctuation and grammatical

errors throughout. There are

multiple run-on sentences or

fragments. Writing may be

missing two of these:

Incomplete or minimal.

Very unclear or copied.

Shows low level of creativity and Minimal.

use of visual elements

(infographic and brochure).

Shows superficial thinking and

very limited insight about the

Writing has spelling,

punctuation and

grammatical errors

throughout. Multiple

run-on sentences or

fragments. Missing

organization, double space, 12- organization, double

point font (paper).

space, or 12pt font

(paper).