Early Childhood: Are Kids Really Lazy?

1. Read Module 7.0 and you may wish to reference the feedback you have received on Assignment 7.1 – Prompt Identification & Approach.
Read/Watch your selected book/film/individual and develop an idea of the following:
What are the common themes?
What are ideas/beliefs/theories/issues/applications that seemed important to you?
What aspects do you agree with?
What would you challenge?
How can you apply your selected work/individual to your subject area or selected approach?
What comparisons can you make to your selected work/individual?
Are there any questions that this work leaves you asking?
Make a list of terms that you might need to define or classify for your readers.
Find four scholarly, peer-reviewed sources for your selected prompt.
What are others saying about this work?
Who disagrees with this work/viewpoint? Why?
How could you utilize this information as a useful naysayer within your argument?
If you are critically analyzing in the literature or film prompts, you may wish to utilize the Literature Resource Center by going to www.stanly.edu/library (Links to an external site.) → Resources → A-Z Database List → Literature Resource Center.
Now that you have reviewed your selected prompt and sources and answered the prior questions, you are ready to develop your organizational map for your essay:
How are you going to introduce and briefly summarize your book/film/psychologist?
What is your thesis statement?
What are your major points?
What evidence will you utilize from your resources to develop those points?
How will you cite that evidence in your work?
How will you transition between your points?
How will you wrap up your work?
Open a new Word document and format it based on the prompt you have selected – either APA or MLA formatting.
Be calculated and intentional when using first person so that the tone is both acceptable, professional, and effective. Second person point of view is NEVER acceptable.
Once you have planned your essay and have formatted your paper, begin writing your introduction, body, and conclusion.
CITE YOUR SOURCES – even paraphrases. Each source that is used to offer you ideas for your work must be cited in the text and listed in a Works Cited/References page of your essay.
Basic Requirements that your instructor will be looking for include:
Correct citation format
Length: 6 pages of content minimum
Formal English
No Contractions, no second person pronouns, and use of academic tone
Minimum of 4 scholarly, peer reviewed sources
Required techniques that your instructor will be looking for include:
Use of templates from They Say, I Say
Appropriate usage of rhetorical modes
Relevant terminology defined and correctly used
Transitions
Citations
Calculated use of voice (choosing appropriate instances of first person and omitting second person pronouns)
Review each prompt for any additional requirements not listed here
12. Basic Elements that your instructor will be looking for include:

Abstract, if necessary based on format
Introduction with a clear thesis statement
Transitions and topic sentences
Organized paragraphs
Examples to prove your points
Discussion connecting examples to your point and your point to your thesis
13. Proofread, edit, and revise your document using the essay checklist. Try to give yourself some time between finishing and
proofreading your work. You may also find it beneficial to read your paper out loud. Be sure to search for the
following common errors:

Second person pronouns (‘you’)
Missing commas
Contractions
Run-ons
Fragments
Comma splices
Spelling
14. Download and save your document as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf. (Note: please review syllabus for file types.)

15. Upload your Word document to this assignment page.