For this assignment, students can pick up to 2 movies to watch and discuss in the form of a paper. Papers should be at least 4 pages and no more than 6 pages in length. They should include a BRIEF synopsis of the important events in the movie and (in greater detail) why and how those events impacted the development of the character(s). Students should pick at most 2 characters to focus on for this paper. At least 2 theories of development covered in this course should be incorporated into the paper(s). Papers should be written in APA format and will be accepted until November 30. Below is a list of movies to choose from:
1. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
2. Thumbsucker
3. Stand By Me
4. The Quiet Room
5. Juno
6. I Am Sam
7. Nell
8. Simon Birch
The instruction says that (At least 2 theories of development covered in this course should be incorporated into the paper(s)). You can find the theories that covered in the course in the links below.
Freud’s stages of psychosexual development
Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development
social learning theory
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=7931&cn=28
http://www.gulfbend.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=10107&cn=461
http://www.support4change.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=108
http://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/language-learning-tips/71728-noam-chomsky-language-acquisition-theories/
www.chomsky.info/onchomsky/199812–.pdf
http://www.gulfbend.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=10115&cn=461
