The film you will use is “The Last Song” by Julie Anne Robinson.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate an understanding of 5 concepts discussed this semester by defining and applyingeach one to a parent-child relationship in a film.
The Film Reflection assignment is worth 100 points. Now that you’ve completed an analysis of parent-child relationships as depicted in several news articles, you will do the same thing with a full-length, feature film from the approved list attached to these assignment instructions.
The purpose of this assignment is to continue to demonstrate your knowledge of the concepts taught in this course and be able to apply them in an analysis of the featured child’s relationship with a parent or adult who is raising the child. Select five (5) concepts you have not used in previous papers or those you’ve used before, but now can use with a child of a different age or in different circumstances. Choose concepts that relate to the film you have chosen. Be sure to consider the development needs of the child as described in Chapters 5-8.
In the first paragraph, provide the film’s title, the year it was released, the director, and a brief summary of the plot including the setting. Describe the child and parent whose relationship you will analyze. Begin by selecting the child in the story who will be the focus of your paper. Some families in the films have multiple children. Focus on one child under the age of 18.
Select 5 concepts you will use to analyze the parent-child relationship. Unlike the Article Analyses, I am not providing a list of concepts. You can find lists of the concepts in the study guides for each of the exams. Select 5 concepts, at least 2 of which are discussed in the chapter that corresponds to the child’s age. For example, Erikson’s theory could be applied to a different-aged child than you did previously. By applying content from the course to the depiction of a parent-child relationship in the film, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the relationship; how the circumstances this parent and child experience affect their relationship; and how the parent manages these circumstances as they raise their child. Look at parenting behaviors and the child’s response either verbally or as seen in their behaviors.
Use the same format for linking concepts to the parent-child relationship that you used when writing the article analyses. Use separate paragraphs to address each concept.
Name the concept,
Define or describe it, and
Apply it to your analysis.
Use specific scenes or quotes from the film and/or quotes from the textbook to support your links.
Be sure to choose relevant concepts for the developmental stage of the child you’ve selected. Chapters 5-8 discuss the developmental needs of children at different ages and how parents can respond best to those needs. Be sure to focus your analysis on the developmental needs of the child in the film you chose. Consider how the parent is responding to those needs.
In the final paragraph, consider the future of the relationship between the parent and child and the developmental outcomes for the child. Family films, as most of these are classified, often end with a happy view of the future. Your analysis may raise questions about the future and the roadblocks that could change the relationship. You are likely to find information in the textbook that would support your conclusions. In Chapters 5-8, look for the “implications for parents and professionals” paragraphs to help you with the conclusion.
Take a look at the rubric for this assignment. Refer to the rubric for the article analyses if you want more guidance. Use the vehicle of this assignment to display the culmination of knowledge you gained in this course.
Your two references will be the Parent-child relations text book (Chapters 5-8) and the Last Song film. Use APA 7 style to cite your references.
Rubric:
Names the film and director. Gives a summary of the story, identifying and describing the main characters. Chooses one child in the story whose relationship with their parent is analyzed.
Describes and analyzes the parent-child relationship in the film. Describes significant scenes in the story and paraphrases or quotes conversations between the parent and child characters to support the 5 links made between the parent-child relationship depicted in the film and the concepts or theories in the text. Completes an accurate analysis of the quality of the parent-child relationship in the film. The analysis includes the effects of the relationship on the child’s social-emotional development. Additionally, the concepts and theories are accurately explained.
Paper does not exceed 4 full pages and is free of distracting grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. The style of writing facilitates communication. Uses required margins, font size and double spacing.
If you cannot access the textbook let me know and ill send pictures of mine.
