In 1,000–words develop a position paper in which you:

1. Relate your chosen topic to personality development.

2. You must have a well-developed thesis and strong argumentation to support your thesis.

3. Your paper should be steeped in research with little filler or non-supported conclusions.

4. Use of first person is not allowed.

5. Your paper must conform to APA writing standards including the use of APA formatted in-text citations from research and credible sources on the Internet to support your position.

6. Your paper must include eight to ten scholarly sources. About.com, SimplyPsychology, VeryWellMind, and Wikipedia are not considered scholarly sources.

Erickson Stages of Personality Development—-Topic

Rubric:

Correctly describes a topic relevant to personality psychology and includes an accurate description of why the topic is relevant in personality psychology; and provides examples of the topic’s relevance in the world of personality psychology.

Correctly supports topic relevance with Scholarly research and includes a description of why the research supports the relevance of the topic ; and provides examples of additional research that further supports the relevancy of the topic in personality psychology.

There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.