Family Dynamics and The Chapters of My Life”
NOTICE***(Due Sunday by midnight at the end of week 3)
This month you are to write a 1200 word research paper on concepts covered in this class and how you see them related to your own family life.
This paper is worth 20% of your grade. As you read the text and do research throughout the class make notes of family systems concepts that you see illustrated in your own family life.You may use some of the concepts in bold print in the Weekly Summaries.
You will identify each concept and tell how it applies to your own family system.
Please use the APA format and cite at least four (4) sources. I have guidelines on using the APA format and citing sources posted in Student Resources for you.
Please submit your research paper into THE Dropbox called “Family Dynamics Paper.” Follow the directions below for a step-by-step process.
Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist):
Identify six or eight marriage and family concepts and explain how they apply to your own family system over the years
Use a 10 or 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman Font
Double-space paper
Minimum of 1200 words. No more than 2,000 words
Minimum of four (4) cited sources
Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material (See below)
Make sure your name is on your paper
Paper should contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
Suggested Outline
Name on top right corner of page
Title centered 4 spaces under name
Introduction – 1st paragraph
Define concepts to be covered
Explain how you see these concepts in your own family
List the main concepts you are going to discuss in the body of the paper. Make sure to have at least 6. You need one paragraph in the body for each point you mention in this part of the introduction.
State thesis: purpose of paper. This is the last sentence of your introduction. (Ex: Since families play such a major role in our lives, it is very important to understand the theories and systems at work within them .)
Body – 2nd thru 6th or 8th paragraphs
The 2nd paragraph of your paper (or 1st paragraph of the body should discuss the first concept you listed in the introduction.
The next paragraph of your paper should discuss the 2nd concept you listed.
Continue in this pattern until you have addressed the concepts you listed.
Conclusion – Last paragraph
Restate your thesis or the purpose of your paper
Write about why this is important
Remember to make the conclusion similar in length to the other paragraphs.
*Many students write a one or two sentence conclusion. Do not do that.
