In Week Five of this course, you will submit a four- to five-page Literary Analysis in response to one of the topics from the approved List of Writing Prompts. This week, you will choose the topic you would like to explore, offer some information on what interests you about this topic, and supply a working thesis and key ideas you would like to develop. Though it might seem early to choose your topic, with only five weeks in the course, it is important to start early to best set yourself up for success.

After reviewing the list of prompts, choose one that you would like to explore. In addition, you should choose a literary work to discuss that relates to your topic of choice. The suggested literary works for each topic are listed beneath each prompt.

Once you have decided on a prompt and text, respond to the directives below using the Proposal for Final Paper Worksheet. Please make sure your document is double spaced. See the Sample Proposal for guidance.

First, address the following:

• Describe at least two ways that you think parenting has changed in the last 25 years.

Then, after reading the article “25 Years of Parenting: A Look Back and a Look Ahead” and section 1.3 ofyour course text, address the following:

• Explain how your understanding of parenting that you shared in your introduction post does or does not align with the ideas shared in the article.
• Discuss at least two ideas that were shared in the article that were surprising to you about how parenting has changed.
• Describe how using this information, along with your knowledge of child development, will help your  work with families.