Instructions Portfolio Assignment Instructions  Please be sure to read all of this assignment description carefully. It’s very detailed. It describes two separate things. However, all items will be submitted in ONE Word document.    The portfolio that contains elements you have been working on throughout the course; and   The final paper (problem analysis) that you will include as part of the portfolio.   Let’s look at the BIG picture first, the final portfolio.      What is a portfolio?  A portfolio is a collection of items organized in a notebook, file, or a similar format. By collecting this information throughout a course, you can clearly see the connections among assignments as well as the progress you have made. In ENGL110, your portfolio will reflect the work you have done in a specific discipline or topic, ending with the analysis of a problem you have explored. Here are the required elements of the portfolio. The required sections are included in the template.     Title Page   Table of Contents   Item 1 of the Portfolio – Description of Discourse Community in Your Field     This is the assignment you submitted in week 2.  You are to submit a final version of the description, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.   Item 2 of the Portfolio – Annotated Bibliography for your Final Paper   This is the assignment you submitted in week 4. You are to submit a final version of the annotated bibliography, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.   Item 3 of the Portfolio – Final Paper – Analysis of a Problem  This is the final problem analysis paper that is the culmination of all the work you have done in the course.  Please see the complete description of the paper below.    Final Paper (Problem Analysis)   Assignment Instructions  This analysis project requires you to tackle a problem within your field of study by first exploring it, its causes, and its impacts.  Then, if you want, you can recommend one or more practical solutions to solve the problem.     After deciding on the problem you wish to tackle, begin building questions about it. Your goal for the analysis is to answer the questions through your sources. Finding multiple angles and perspectives is ideal so that you explore those possibilities in the final paper before settling on your recommendation.  Be sure to identify what is at stake.    Here are questions to help guide your analysis:  What is the problem being addressed (explain, describe, and “prove” that it exists)?   Who is affected by this problem?   Why does this problem exist (identify the root causes)?   Why does the problem persist (identify the major factors that contribute to the problem’s ongoing presence)?   What is at stake if the problem is not solved?    If you decide to include a solution, use these questions to guide you:    Who can take action?   What should they do, exactly?   Why would this help?  What are the positive and negative aspects of your solution(s)?     PURPOSE:   To analyze a problem and possibly provide a solution  AUDIENCE:   Classmates, others interested in the field  LENGTH:   900 – 1,000 words (Times New Roman font). Please do not go significantly under or above the word count requirement.  SOURCES:   5 (five) sources from the APUS Library (These may include sources you used in previous assignments. Going under this number will cost points in grading.)  FORMAT:   The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline      Submit your assignment as a Word document attached to the assignment link so it can be automatically processed through Turnitin. Use the template provided. You can save the template with a title like this: Your Name Portfolio Final Paper.   

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the Splett, Fowler, Weist, McDaniel, & Dvorsky (2013), Stinnett, Bui, & Capaccioli, (2013), and  Kosher, Jiang, Ben-Arieh, & Huebner, (2014) articles,  and review Chapters 10 through 13 in your textbook.

For this discussion, you will be taking on the role of the school psychologist in a public middle school. In this role, you will facilitate the evaluation of a student based on psychoeducational personality assessments, mental status exam, and observations of the student to make recommendations to the education team consisting of yourself, school counselors, and teachers who work with the student. Carefully review the PSY615: Week Three School Psychologist-Based Personality and Behavior Assessment Scenario  (Links to an external site.).

In your initial post: 

• Examine the personality assessment instrument used in the scenario and research a peer-reviewed article in the Ashford University Library on this personality assessment.
• Using the required articles as well as your researched article to support your statements, describe the standard use of this personality assessment.
• Based on the scenario, evaluate the reliability, validity, and cultural considerations inherent to the personality assessment used and comment on the relevance of these elements within the scenario.
• Analyze and describe some of the potential ethical issues which might arise from the use of this personality assessment in the given scenario. 
• Provide information from your research regarding the use of the personality measure, and assess the value of other possible instruments that could be added to create a more complete assessment of the student in the scenario.

Guided Response:  Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. 

• Was your colleague’s researched article appropriate for the personality measure being considered?
• Assess the personality instrument(s) suggested by your colleague. Would these measures provide reliable, valid, and culturally conscious results for the given scenario? Use your research to support your assertions.
• What other measure(s) would you suggest your colleague use in this situation?

Module 02 Content

1. This is the week you turn in your outline and annotated bibliography to give direction to your paper (Review the assignment in Module 01.)

   Outline:

   • Provide a strong thesis statement outlines the path that your project will follow. Remember to reflect on an argumentative point of view (through an assumption or myth)
   • Outline should support thesis, listing topics and sub-topics for your project.
   • Annotated Bibliography:
   1. Annotated paragraphs for at least 3 sources include summary of the source, an evaluation, and description of source’s usefulness.
   2. Properly formatted using APA guidelines.
   3. Mechanics follow required standards.
   4. Recap of Project Goal:
   • Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today. You will gather evidence on present a well-reasoned argument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is to show that your perspective is valid. You are to form reasons, draw conclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not to completely prove your point, but to convince readers, with your evidence, that your argument or position has merit.
   • Your project is due by the end of Week 05. Along the way, you are responsible to do the research and writing and turn in portions of your project according to the following Time Line. (You will be given specific instructions each week.)
   • Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

     Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
     Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

After reading Chapters 15-17, respond to the prompt below:

Prompt: Consider the poems about roses (pages 887-889), and write a paragraph about each poem showing how it establishes specific symbolism for the rose. What generalizations can you draw about the rose’s traditional meanings in poetry? If you can, find other poems about roses outside of this textbook to determine if your generalizations still apply.

Your postings will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

• Writing well-developed paragraphs relevant to the prompt(s) (minimum 300 words).
• Be sure that your thesis is explicit and supported with one to two quotations from the literature.
• Do not write in the first or second person.
• Replying to two of your classmates with meaningful responses with a minimum of 30 words (do not simply write “I agree. I like what you’ve written.”)
• Following the rules of Standard English. Please proofread your writing before clicking the ‘submit’ button!
• When you include a quotation from the literature in your mini-essay, please place an in-text citation (also called a parenthetical citation) immediately after you close the quotation marks and before you place a period at the end of your sentence. That way, anyone in the class (including me!) can easily find the quotation in the literature if necessary. If you’re not sure what to place inside the parentheses, there is instruction in the textbook in Chapter 34- Quotation, Citation, and Documentation. 
• When you include in-text citations, there must be a Works Cited listing at the bottom of your post.
• Be sure to follow the “Quote Sandwich” when you insert quotations.

Dorothy Parker:
“One Perfect Rose”

A single flow’r he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet–
One perfect rose.

I knew the language of the floweret;
“My fragile leaves,” it said, “his heart enclose.”
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose.

Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.

The Sick Rose

BY WILLIAM BLAKEO Rose thou art sick. 
The invisible worm, 
That flies in the night 
In the howling storm: 

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.