Lesson 6 Assignment #1:Annotated Bibliography
Visit your library, local bookstore, or internet sites that has a good collection of children’s books. Create a list of 10 books for children that portray “emotions”. An example is Jamie Lee Curtis’s book titled “Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day”. Select any 5 books from your list of 10 to complete an annotated bibliography.Next, using your textbook, can you identify when children demonstrate expression of that emotion and understanding of that emotion? Explain. (Answer this question for the 5 annotated books)
For helpful information on completing annotated bibliographies you may find the link below useful. Use APA (American Psychological Association) format for your citations. Submit your list of 10 books and the 5 annotated books.
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliog…
Lesson 6 Assignment #2:Real and Ideal Selves
This activity will allow you to compare your real and ideal selves:
• Using complete sentences, write a list of your limitations and faults (5-10 statements) (e.g., “I smoke cigarettes,” “I’m 20 pounds overweight,” “I procrastinate on written assignments,” “My nose is too large.”).
• Rewrite the statements in terms of ideal self (e.g., “My ideal self is a nonsmoker,” “My ideal self weighs 20 pounds less,” “My ideal self does written assignments promptly rather than at the last minute,” “My ideal self has a smaller nose.”).
• Look at this second group of statements. Are your ideals realistic? Which ones now seem most important? What can you do to move toward your ideal self-descriptions? Do you wish to modify your behaviors or your attitudes toward yourself?
• How has your understanding of yourself changed from early adolescence to now? Use information from your textbook to support the change where appropriate.
Lesson 6 Assignment #3:Identity Resolutions
1. Marcia (1980) expanded on Erikson’s description of the conflicts encountered at the identity versus identity confusion stage. Four types of resolution are described: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement. The resolutions vary on two dimensions: the presence or absence of a crisis and the presence or absence of a sense of commitment to an identity. Using the descriptions below, identify the status of the adolescent in the scenario. Briefly explain why you selected that resolution.
• Seventeen-year-old Suzanne is questioning the tenets of the religion in which she was brought up. She is, for the first time, examining her beliefs and considering other belief systems. At the end of the period, she chooses to follow the same religion as her parents.
• After Bill graduates from high school, he plans to go into his father’s business. He has been talking this over with his parents since he was a preschooler and is eager to fulfill his parents’ expectations.
• Richard was asked to debate issues concerning premarital sex in his health class. His parents always taught him that premarital sex was wrong and that they would be very disappointed if they discovered that he had participated. After thoroughly investigating the consequences of premarital sex, Richard came out against it.
• Marsha is a 14-year-old who, when asked what she wants to do when she graduates from high school, replies, “Maybe I will get married and have some children, or maybe I will be a neurosurgeon, or a fashion designer.”
• Lorraine is 16 years old, and when asked what she wants to do when she graduates from high school, replies, “I never really thought about it. I guess I will decide when the time comes.”
