Presentation Outline

Imagine that you have been asked to speak to a local parent organization about child or adolescent development and how parent–child relationships or interactions with other adults influence a particular aspect of child or adolescent development. Using research from at least 4 academic sources (at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles), and (if applicable) the relevant supplementary readings (newspaper articles, websites, etc), please create a detailed outline for your presentation including the specific information you would include in your talk. You may select any area of middle childhood or adolescent development as the focus of your presentation. For example, you may outline a presentation describing how parent-child relationships or relationships/interactions with other adults are associated with substance use, academic achievement, pubertal development, sexual health, identity development, or any other topic of your choosing that has been covered in this class. If you have questions about the appropriateness of your topic area, please contact me for assistance.

In your presentation outline, you should include basic information about the development of your topic area during middle childhood and/or adolescence and research findings relevant to how interactions with parents or other adults may influence that aspect of development. The bullet points in your outline do not need to be in complete sentences. The detailed information that you include for each bullet point, however, should be provided in complete sentences. The number of sentences necessary to convey all of the relevant information will vary by your chosen topic and by the particular bullet point subtopic, but in general, you should include 1-4 sentences of supporting details for each bullet point.

Example Format

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Formatting Guidelines:

3 pages
double-spaced
10-12 point font
1-inch margins
Header including your name and the writing assignment number