Topics and Questions We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:
“Now for the last portion of class, we will focus on putting all of this together. For the final assignment, you will research and write a paper that is also a plan for wellness across the lifespan.
Start by describing who you are. What aspects of your identity (gender identity, socioeconomic class, ethnic/cultural group, immigration status, spiritual orientation, etc) are important for the reader to understand about you and why you created this specific plan? How did those identities influence the plan we are about to read?
Layout a simple one-page plan for each of three stages of life: Childhood/Adolescence, Adulthood, and Older Adulthood. Use references here to substantiate your claims and recommendations -- do not just make it up based on your own experiences and opinions. For someone coming from your own cultural perspective tell us 1) Why is leisure important to someone in this stage of life? What purpose/needs does it fulfill? What form should it take? 2) What challenges or obstacles to healthy leisure participation might a person from your cultural frame experience and how might we overcome those? and 3) Give an example of healthy, leisure activities you would prescribe for someone in your cultural group at this age?
Identify resources in your community to support people in carrying out your recommendations for leisure at each stage of life.
List at least seven references. At least three should be peer reviewed journals, no more than a maximum of three online sources (videos, wikipedia, etc), and at least one book (it can be your textbook!).
Some of you like outlines, so here's an overview of what should be in your paper:
I. Introduction
II. Leisure and wellness plan for three life stages
A. Childhood/Adolescence (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)*
B. Adulthood (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)*
C. Older Adulthood (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)*
III. Local resources for implementing recommendations
A. Childhood/Adolescence
B. Adulthood
C. Older Adulthood
IV. Sources
* All sections with asterisks should be substantiated with cited sources.
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Instruction:
“ you will develop your own personalized approach to wellness through leisure. This approach must be based upon research from the class readings, videos, as well as additional journal articles and academic research. Your plan should be framed through the lens of your own cultural experiences: Your gender, ethnic and cultural identity, stage of life, socioeconomic status, educational background, as well as where you live will all influence your world view, wellness, choices, and needs.”
PAPER LAYOUT/FORMAT:
APA format: View the sample paper at Purdue Owl. Below is also a video that reviews how to correctly format an APA-style paper.
Style: 12 point font, page numbers, double-spaced, Times or Times New Roman.
Introduction: Purpose, and a description of your cultural framework (1page)
Research: Life Stages, Stressors and Strategies (3 pages). Organize your paper chronologically. Review the course materials and supplementary academic literature you have sourced and describe the potential stressors and most effective strategies for experiencing optimal wellness in this life stage according to research. Be cognizant of role restraints you might have at different times of your life. ( i.e. Being a parent, taking care of parents as they age.) If you have already passed a life stage (ex: you are 30 and you're describing the 20s) identify the stressors you experienced and strategies you wish you had used, or those you found effective. Your recommendations and potential stresses should be based not only on your personal opinion and experience, but substantiated through cited research and sources.
Conclusion: Resource List (one page)
List 3 LOCAL RESOURCES TO WHERE YOU LIVE that will help you accomplish your goals or handle life stressors (i.e., parenting groups, exercise clubs, 12 step programs, church/community resources, etc.) BE CREATIVE! Be specific.References: must have a minimum of 3 journals, 3 online sources, 1 book or combination thereof. You may use the textbook or any class materials in your references. - 7 references total (1 page). Make sure the References page is correctly formatted.
Format:
Purdue owl APA formatting
