Read the article above entitle(article in the attached file below), “Young Kids, Old Bodies.” After viewing each question, go back into the article and isolate the questions and reread the article looking for answers to the specific questions.
Read the article above entitle(article
in the attached file below), “Young Kids, Old Bodies.” After viewing
each question, go back into the article and isolate the questions and
reread the article looking for answers to the specific questions.
Write
a 65 word minimum essay to each question. Each essay should be
approximately 250 words. A minimum word response (65 words) on each
question is usually correlated with no better grade than a “C.” Use
standard written English in your response to each question.
Consult
your textbook, internet sites and other reference materials to correctly
answer each question. Look up any term you do not understand utilizing a
dictionary or your textbook.
Each question is worth 8 points and the grammar/syntax section is worth 8 points. Maximum points = 40.
Apply critical thinking skills through inquiry by reading with a
purpose to identify three physiological results that correlate with the
premature aging process associated with obese children’s bodies.
(Critical Thinking and Reading).
Use communication skills to reflect
the successful identification of three programs and one distinct
strategy used by each program to address obesity in children. In your
opinion, based on your lifespan knowledge taken from this class, which
program appears to be the most comprehensive as evidenced by its taking
the biological, social, psychological, and cognitive influences into
consideration in its strategy and why is it the most comprehensive.
(Communication Skills)
Apply critical thinking and communication
skills to draw three conclusions from the visual data presented in the
article and use the conclusions drawn to make inferences about future
projections based on the data. (Visual Communication and Empirical
Quantitative Skills).
According to the article, obesity has reached
epidemic proportions among children. What responsibilities should
parents have if they know their children are obese? What measures
should parents take to protect their children from becoming obese? Does
the government have an obligation to protect children from foods,
chemicals, and ingredients that are known to be correlated with obesity?
Support your position coherently and reasonably.
Grammar/Syntax
Evaluation of Student Writing. Grammar will be evaluated based on the
following areas: Subject/Verb agreement; appropriate verb tense;
fragments (subject or verb missing from sentence); run-on sentences (two
sentences joined together incorrectly without a comma and/or a
coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)); comma splice (two sentences joined
together incorrectly with only a comma); Syntax is defined as the
creation of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language.