This guide is for PSYC 235 Week 8 Blog 3, 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 | 8 |
| 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 8 Blog 3 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 3 is due in Module/Week 8 with Bjorklund chapters 11 and 12. Worth 20 points.
Where it fits in PSYC 235
In the published schedule, Blog 3 is one of 8 graded written assignments in PSYC 235. It follows Week 7 Research Paper, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How PSYC 235 Week 8 Blog 3 is graded
Liberty grades Blog 3 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. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
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 8 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Blog 3 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
Use the concepts from Psychology of Adulthood to explain why it happened. This is the part graders weigh most: the reflection must show the course changed how you see the event.
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
Close the loop: what you learned, what you would change, and how it will shape your practice. Be concrete; a plan beats a promise.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (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 8 Blog 3
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
The final chapters cover death and bereavement and the successful journey of adulthood. Reflect on what a well-lived adulthood looks like to you after this course.
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.
Bjorklund ends with the idea that successful aging involves adapting to losses while finding new growth. Interviewing my grandmother for the life line project showed me this: she lost her husband but built a new life of service at her church. A well-lived adulthood, to me, means continuing to give, whatever changes come.
- A concept.
- A family example.
- A personal view.
Mistakes that cost points on PSYC 235 Week 8
- 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 8 Blog 3 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 8 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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