This is the rubric for my Project.
( Major Project 2: Research essay
Research Essay (12 points, required to pass the course, Brightspace)
Research an issue important to children, either historical or contemporary.
How you define childhood and what stage of childhood (infancy, youth culture, emerging adulthood, etc.) is up to you, but the relevance for the theme of the course (What Is Childhood for?) should be explicit.
Revise your Narrative based on the feedback I provided.
It’s up to the writer to determine where to include the revised narrative (after my feedback) in the final Research Essay. You can start with the narrative as a hook, introduce the research first and conclude with the narrative to end with a personal note, or disperse the narrative throughout the research as appropriate. These are rhetorical decisions based on your argument and audience.
Cite at least three library-quality sources (including at least one from one of the library’s databases) to offer expert insights on the nature and scope of the issue.
“Library-quality” in this instance means that you’ve determined the source is credible.
The sources should represent variety and sophistication.
It’s OK to use popular or trade/professional sources if they are appropriate for your audience and your argument.
Identify an audience who needs to know about this issue, preferably because they have some leverage in raising awareness about the problem or helping to solve it.
Write a thesis statement that defines the issue, evaluates its level of seriousness, and persuades the audience to care about the problem.
Cite evidence that indicates the nature of the problem, its scope, and its severity.
What kind of a problem is this? (medical, social, educational, etc.)
Who is affected by the issue?
What consequences illustrate the degree of the problem? Keep in mind that consequences can be positive, negative, and neutral but show the effects of an action or policy.
Conclude with an action: How should audiences think, feel, or act differently now that they understand the nature and extent of this issue?
Keep in mind where your audience already stands on this issue and how likely they are to be persuaded; sometimes we are rhetorically successful when we persuade people to consider another position or look at an issue from a different perspective. The extent of the action called for depends on the argument and the audience.
Demonstrate synthesis by bringing your sources together into a cohesive conversation.
Write between 1,500 and 2,000 words including the revised Narrative Essay.
Conform to MLA format and rhetorically-appropriate conventions of grammar and punctuation.).
This is the narrative essay I wrote which I had an A in
(Yahuza Flatiou
English 170 SWW
March 5th 2024
Topic : Ghanaian Childhood Resilience
Living in Ghana was like a new adventure everyday as a kid. As I strolled through the marketplace, I saw all the colors and the traditional drums beating rhythmically through the streets, and the warmth of the sun. That is still with me now and makes my childhood full of unforgettable memories. I remember my native village with its dusty roads where my friends and I used to have fun playing football with socks and bags that served as balls. We could hear our laughter all around as we chased the marker, and our feet made dust clouds pop with each step. These afternoons were spiced with pure fun and companionship, the joy of a kid’s life. However, there were not only celebrations and competitions but difficulties and obstacles, too. My experience growing up in a poor country was full of struggles that a lot of children from the luckier parts of the earth never encountered. In my neighborhood, I realize that most families are not well off financially, and this allowed me to see how my neighbors struggled to pay their bills. However, notwithstanding all those problems, I never lost this fighting spirit and resilience which lived in me every day. A single memory is distinct in my mind, and it is a condensed version of the resilience of people, even during hard times. It was a 100°F afternoon, and my sister and I were heading home from school when we spotted a bunch of kids gathered around a small fire. We were curious; we walked towards them and found out that they were cooking discarded food from the nearby Flatiou 2 market. Their faces were a testament to determination as they worked hand in hand to prepare a meal, their eyes showing a fierce sense of dignity. In that instant, I could really feel the power of kids in overcoming their hardships through finding happiness and even deep contentment in very small and sometimes even trivial things. In spite of such circumstances, they did not just take their limited circumstances into account, but rather, they never accepted poverty or hardship as the defining factor of their life. Rather, they enjoyed their life with all the potential and desire that was caused in me, refreshing and stunning. Down the road, I would have forgotten about this experience, but the whole matter of childhood in developing countries such as Ghana speaks again. Hard as it is to accept, millions of children in the world face these challenges.These kids survive under terrible conditions either of poverty and starvation or due to the absolute absence of educational institutions and routine medical care. Life for these children can sometimes feel unbearable and hard to handle despite their young age. Their obstacles and adversity only fuel their indomitable spirit as a reminder of the incredible human strength. Whereas in the bigger picture of my research essay, this story considerably demonstrates that the polarity between childhood and adversity is messy or fairly complicated. It reveals its function of acknowledging the different hurdles that the kids are facing in varied locations as well as giving special consideration to those particular mounts for their amelioration. It says also the fact that one has to be a person of resilience and have hope to work in the world that is so changing and complex today. Such traits can help in the navigation of a child when he or she is experiencing the ups and downs of childhood. As I reminisce on my childhood in Ghana, I am overwhelmed with a tremendous feeling of gratitude for the lessons I have learned in my journey. The experiences I have undergone started Flatiou 3 from childhood and have continued to shape me into who I am today. Despite the hurdles and hardships, though, this was the most wanted time with my parents, which was full of love, fun, and fantasies. And although my childhood was far from flawless, it was incomprehensibly poor in times of joy and blessing which ultimately led me to the brink of a clear-sighted inspiration. In sharing my story, I hope to encourage others to reflect on their own experiences of childhood and the larger issues that shape the lives of children around the world. By fostering a deeper understanding and empathy for the diverse experiences of childhood, we can work towards building a more inclusive and equitable world for all children, regardless of where they come from or the challenges they may face .Childhood in Ghana is like a tapestry made of colorful threads of joy and perseverance, where every day is an adventure filled with lessons of hope and fortitude in the face of adversity and vivid recollections of solidarity and unwavering resolve). With these information’s and my 3 sources from the library which are
(Sewor, Christian, and Rajeev Jayalakshmi. “Trends of Risk Factors Associated with Childhood Stunting and Anaemia in Ghana: Evidence from the Demographic Health Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2003–2017).” Public Health Nutrition, vol. 27, no. 1, 2024, pp. e29–e29, (Trends of risk factors associated with childhood stunting and anaemia in Ghana: evidence from the Demographic Health Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2003–2017))
Aurino, Elisabetta, et al. “Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Development: Longitudinal Evidence from Ghana.” PloS One, vol. 15, no. 4, 2020, pp. e0230965–e0230965, (Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Longitudinal evidence from Ghana)
Tampah-Naah, Anthony Mwinilanaa, et al. “Geospatial Analysis of Childhood Morbidity in Ghana.” PloS One, vol. 14, no. 8, 2019, pp. e0221324–e0221324,
write the paper for me remember the paper is on ‘Ghanian childhood resilience’.
