Developmental Theorist Talk Show
Adolescence is the stage between childhood and adulthood. During this, period adolescents establish
some independence and learn specialized skills required for adult life. However, we generally
associate adolescence with emotional challenges and social turmoil: young people experience
conflict with their parents and struggle to develop their own separate identities. (Macionis and
Gerber, 2010, p. 120)
➢ Task: You and your group are invited to host a “Talk Show” that focuses on Teens social challenges that
will be aired live on CTV during Children’s Month June 2014. You are responsible to identify the
challenging social issue the teen is experiencing, organize an informed show that will stimulate public
awareness and create social control strategies that can be implemented. Highlight useful services that are
accessible to the community. Collaborate in an online forum like office365 for final presentation.
Talk Show Must highlight the following key components:
➢ Create an original name for your “Talk Show” (Oprah, Dr. Phil….use them as inspiration for personality!!!
➢ Identify the goals and objectives of your “Talk Show”
➢ Organize the panel that is comprised of: assigned psychologist, school support worker /social worker/Child
youth worker, parent(s) and/or the problem child
➢ Create an original PSA advertisement that will highlight services that are available in the peel board and in
the community (This will be aired during commercial break of your Talk Show)
Before creating your script, you must present your “problem” to the teacher in the form of a mini case study.
For example:
Julie is 10. She refuses to eat at the kitchen table, and when she does she will not use utensils. Her parents
don’t know how to react and it is affecting family outings.
Tips:
➢ Create questions that will explain the social issue the child is experiencing. Explanation and solution
the theorist will offer, according to their theory. Other community workers will give input based their
knowledge and training and offer services and solutions to help the individual experiencing these
social challenges
➢ Use humour and drama – you want an interested audience
➢ Be creative in your “problem” – it will make script writing easier
➢ Costumes, voice and gestures help you be more believable
➢ Make sure you apply your assigned theory
➢ If you can’t memorize, use cue cards
➢ Assigned individual roles MUST be identifiable
➢ Presentations should be no longer than 30 minutes.
Rubric
1+ 1 1- 2+ 2 2- 3+ 3 3- 4+ 4 4-
Knowledge Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates
knowledge of facts and considerable thorough
Facts, stages and terms knowledge of facts knowledge of facts knowledge of facts
terms of the assigned and terms and terms and terms
theory are
demonstrated in the
Utilize Social Science
skit. Utilize Social Science
concepts to explain the Utilize Social Science Utilize Social Science
issue that is applicable concepts to explain concepts to explain concepts to explain
to the theory with the issue that is the issue that is the issue that is
limited solution applicable to the applicable to the applicable to the
theory with some theory with theory with detail
solution considerable solution solution
Application 1+ 1 1- 2+ 2 2- 3+ 3 3- 4+ 4 4-
(individual mark) Theory is applied to Theory is applied to Theory is applied to Theory is applied
the case study with the case study with the case study with thoroughly and
Theory is thoroughly limited effectiveness some effectiveness considerable appropriately to the
researched. and minimal and some community effectiveness and case study and
Justification of choices community support support identified moderate appropriate
made in talk show identified community support community support
with regards to theory identified identified
given.
Thinking 1+ 1 1- 2+ 2 2- 3+ 3 3- 4+ 4 4-
The group is able to Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates
transfer the concepts understanding and use of understanding and use moderate excellent
learned about the the central theory and of the central theory and understanding and use understanding and
social issues and social issues and of the central theory use of the central
assigned theory to the
explanation explanation and social issues and theory and social
context of a script and
explanation issues and explanation
skit.
Communication 1+ 1 1- 2+ 2 2- 3+ 3 3- 4+ 4 4-
( individual mark) Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates
understanding of roles. understanding of roles. moderate exceptional clear key
Student is able to stay Props, costumes, Props, costumes understanding of roles. understanding of
in character, project dialogue. Communicate Communicate Props, costumes, roles. Props,
their voice and remain information with information with some dialogue, and clear costumes, dialogue,
focused for the entire limited clarity clarity voices and clear voices
presentation.
Costumes and props
are also good
additions.
Cooperative Learning Activity: Teacher of the Day!!!!!
You have been asked by Peel District School Board to research, analyze social Issues and
challenges experience by Canadian teens in the 21st Century. You are further required to create
an informative and visually appealing Power Point outlining the varied key factors that relates to
the Social issues and the Psychological explanation for these behaviours. Your PowerPoint must
outline the Psychologist/Sociologist theory/experiment/ explanation in details. Groups will be
assigned ONE Psychologists/Sociologists
Social Scientists
Group 1 Group 2
Carol Gilligan (Gender roles) John B Watson (Behaviourism)
Group 3 Group 4
Henry Harlow and Margaret Harlow ( Social Isolation) Lawrence Kohlberg (Moral Development )
Group 5
Jean Piaget (Cognitive development)
