What’s it’s like to be a parent in a war zone.

Directions

Watch one of the videos from the list at the bottom of this page. Each is around 15-20 minutes long. You may only choose from this list.
Write a short reaction paper, approximately 2-3 double-spaced pages, in which you relate the talk to at least 3 separate course concepts. These can be terms that relate directly to what’s in the video, or terms that come up as you reflect further. How does the speaker’s ideas or information help us better understand the different types of personal variables—biological, cognitive, and/or social/emotional—that can shape human behavior? And how do those ideas help us better understand how development is shaped by both immediate variables (i.e., personal factors, microsystem, mesosystem) and wider variables (i.e., exosystem, macrosystem, historical context)?
Note: When you cite course concepts, you will also need to include a parenthetical citation with the page number (or the section number, if you read the book in Revel).
You can use pretty much any course concepts in your paper.
At the end of the paper, you will need to include a reference list. It starts on a new page, but should not be a separate Word file. The only items on the list should be the TED talk and your textbook, unless you choose to bring in other resources (which is very definitely not required). You will also need to ensure you don’t plagiarize from either source, and that you include parenthetical citations for any direct quotes, plus page or module numbers in parentheses for information from the book.
Here’s how you reference a TED talk in APA style:

Speaker, A. A. (date). Title of talk [Video]. Title of Website. http://www.ted.com/rest_of_URL

Example:

Malloy, L. (2016). Why teens confess to crimes they didn’t commit [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/lindsay_malloy_why_teens_confess_to_crimes_they_didn_t_commit (Links to an external site.)

Your reference page should have the word References centered at the top (with no quotation marks or other formatting), with two references below it—one for the video and one for your textbook. The references get ordered alphabetically based on the author’s last name.

Grading criteria

Grading Criteria

Reflection- 60%
Introduction
Brief summary
Reflection on content and major highlights, supported by textbook
Personal variables—biological, cognitive, and/or social/emotional
Conclusion
Integration of Second Source- 20%
Textbook must be used
You are welcome to find another source to supplement, please ensure it is peer-reviewed
APA Formatting & Writing- 20%
Times New Roman
1-inch margins
Third person
Headings and Headers used appropriately
Level One Headings
Headers are omitted in 7th edition, please include page numbers. NO last name (that’s MLA).
Reference page in APA format (see Purdue Owl or me with questions)
Cite the online video correctly**
Textbook
Clear concise writing, good paragraph size, transitions used, introduction and conclusion sufficient