This guide is for PSYC 235 Week 2 Blog 1, start to submission. A blog entry on the week's adult development topic and a substantial response to one classmate's blog.
PSYC 235 is Psychology of Adulthood, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Psychology. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as PSYC235; it is the same course.
| Course | PSYC 235 Psychology of Adulthood |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; a reflective entry and one substantial response |
| Sources | Bjorklund and your experience |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Blackboard blog |
What PSYC 235 Week 2 Blog 1 asks for
You make 3 blog entries in Blackboard and respond to 1 classmate's blog for each; responses need not be long but must be substantial. Blog 1 is due in Module/Week 2 with Bjorklund chapters 2 and 3. Worth 20 points.
Where it fits in PSYC 235
In the published schedule, Blog 1 is one of 8 graded written assignments in PSYC 235. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Life Line.
How PSYC 235 Week 2 Blog 1 is graded
Liberty grades Blog 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 20 points in the published guide. That is about 2% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in PSYC 235 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Follow the blog prompt in the course and make the response substantive.
The PSYC 235 Week 2 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Blog 1 prompt and that you can describe honestly. One well-examined event beats three summarized ones.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Tell what happened in a few sentences. Remove names and identifying details; the reader needs the situation, not the people.
Analyze it with course concepts
Explain the event through the course material. A reflection that never names a concept from the reading is a diary entry, not an assignment.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Meet the source rule (Bjorklund and your experience). Sources turn a personal account into professional analysis by showing how others have studied the same problem.
Say what you would do differently
End with a specific change in practice that follows from the analysis. Graders look for growth that is tied to the evidence you cited.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Reflection papers allow first person, but they still follow current APA format for the title page, citations and references. Stay within Not set in the guide; a reflective entry and one substantial response.
Connect a concept from the chapters to your own life or family, then respond to a classmate by adding a related idea or question rather than simple agreement.
A structure for PSYC 235 Week 2 Blog 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 700 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Thoughtful reflection on the topic. | ~420 words |
| Response | Substantial reply to a classmate. | ~280 words |
A topic angle that works
Chapters 2 and 3 cover physical changes and health in adulthood. Reflect on a health habit you hope to keep across adulthood and why the research supports it.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Reading about how muscle mass declines after midlife unless people stay active made me rethink my habit of skipping exercise when busy. Strength training two or three times a week, which research links to better mobility in later life, is a habit I want to build now rather than at 60.
- A finding.
- A personal habit.
- Motivation.
Mistakes that cost points on PSYC 235 Week 2
- Summary without reflection.
- No response to a classmate.
- A one-line response.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; a reflective entry and one substantial response
- Sources: Bjorklund and your experience
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many blogs are in PSYC 235?
Three, in Weeks 2, 6 and 8, worth 20 points each.
How many points is PSYC 235 Week 2 Blog 1 worth?
20 points in Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 235, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is PSYC 235 Week 2 the same in every section of PSYC 235?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 235. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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