As an early childhood professional, it is expected you will understand and apply foundational knowledge and theories in the field. Foundational knowledge and theoretical understanding provides a framework for you to utilize when you are working with infants, toddlers, and school-aged children. Additionally, your understanding of the foundational knowledge and theories will inform and shape your professional practices. For this discussion you will start by completing the Theoretical Frameworks Venn Diagram using your assigned grouping below. If you are unsure of how to complete a Venn diagram, the video How to Make a Venn Diagram provides a helpful lesson. When completing your Venn Diagram, make sure to include the foundations of each theory, how the theory connects to the four main themes shared in Chapter 1 of the course text (nature/nurture, continuous/discontinuous, domain specific vs. domain general, performance and competence), and the limitations of the theory. Before starting your discussion, it will help to review the Week One Instructor Guidance for additional information, resources, and support for excelling in this discussion.First Letter of Last NameTheories to Compare and ContrastLast Name Begins with A-FPiagetian Theory/ Social Constructivist Theory After completing the Venn diagram, compose a response addressing the items listed below. Include your reflection and the Venn diagram with your initial post. Click the paperclip icon below the message area in your post to attach your Venn diagram.Explain how the theoretical frameworks shared in your Venn diagram support cognitive development. Make sure to include at least one example to support your reasoning.Discuss which of the theoretical perspectives resonates with you the most, the least, and provide a rationale as to why.Provide at least one example of how knowledge of these theoretical perspectives may influence your ability to provide quality experiences that support cognitive development beginning with infants and toddlers.If you are currently working with children, explain how these theories/approaches influence your work. If you are not currently working with children, explain how you see these theories/approaches impacting your future work with young children. (I work in a daycare/preschool so please relate information to that)

Purpose This assignment will help you practice reading and analyzing an article. It will also teach you how to make comparisons between different features of two different newspaper articles.DirectionsView the powerpoint about the Comparing and Contrasting Newspaper Articles (Links to an external site.) .Review the two newspaper articles: "Corona Virus is Harming Mental Health" from The Washington Post;"Loneliness, Anxiety and Grief" from Boston GlobeComplete the Comparison/Contrast of newspaper articles chart (Links to an external site.)GradingYour chart is worth 10 points. Your work needs to be thoughtful, reflective, and complete. This assignment will help prepare you for the Comparison/Contrast Essay assignments. This paper is a compare/contrast essay on the COVID articles. PurposeThe purpose of a Comparison/Contrast Essay is to analyze the similarities and differences between two things. For this essay, you are analyzing the similarities and differences between two newspaper articles about the same topic but from different sources.DirectionsGo to Grades and look for feedback on your Comparison/Contrast Essay Outline. For help viewing my comments on your outline, see this Canvas Help Guide (Links to an external site.) for students. Use the feedback to make revisions to your outline.Use your outline to write a 4-paragraph, MLA-formatted essay of about 450-600 words. (Academic paragraphs need to be 7-12 well-developed sentences in length.)Begin your essay with an introduction that introduces the newspaper articles. At the end of the introduction include a thesis sentence that introduces the points being compared/contrasted. Sample thesis: While both newspaper articles discuss President Obama's State of the Union Address, there are differences in the bias and sources cited in each article.Write two body support paragraphs that each begin with atopic sentence (Links to an external site.) focused on a main point from the thesis. End the essay with a conclusion that summarizes your points and gives final thoughts.Include a MLA formatted Works Cited (Links to an external site.) at the end of the essay.Take time to proofread and revise (Links to an external site.) your essay.Submit your essay as a docx file.GradingYour essay will be graded using the Essay Grading Rubric Your essay is worth 70 points toward your course grade. The essay should be 4 paragraphs (7-12 sentences each) in length. The final draft should be complete with no mechanical and grammatical errors. It should also be formatted according to MLA rules.RubricEssay Grading RubricEssay Grading RubricCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Formatting(MLA Heading, Title, and Paging)3.5 to >2.5 ptsVery Good (A)Paper is properly formatted according to MLA requirements2.5 to >2.0 ptsGood (B-C)One MLA formatting requirement is not done correctly2.0 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementMore than one MLA requirement is not done correctly3.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocus(Thesis)10.5 to >9.5 ptsVery Good (A)Thesis is clear, fully developed, insightful and effectively responds to prompt9.5 to >7.0 ptsGood (B-C)Has a thesis that responds to the prompt, but it is vague or not fully developed7.0 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementThesis does not respond to the prompt, is too general to provide a focus for the essay, or doesn’t exist10.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization(Topic sentences)10.5 to >9.5 ptsVery Good (A)Topic sentences are clearly written, fluent, and aligned with the main ideas related to the thesis, and those main ideas are presented in a logical order9.5 to >7.0 ptsGood (B-C)Topic sentences lack clarity and/or fluency, but are aligned with thesis and logically ordered7.0 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementTopic sentences are vague or non-existent10.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupporting Ideas17.5 to >15.75 ptsVery Good (A)Evidence and explanations are relevant, fluent and adequately support topic sentences15.75 to >12.25 ptsGood (B-C)Evidence and explanations are relevant but need further development12.25 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovmentEvidence and explanations are not all relevant or adequate17.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction3.5 to >2.5 ptsVery Good (A)Introduction grabs the reader and expresses ideas that lead into the thesis2.5 to >2.0 ptsGood (B-C)Introduction expresses ideas that lead into the thesis, but it lacks development2.0 to >0.0 ptsNeeds ImprovementIntroduction is missing or lacks adequate development0.0 ptsNo Marks3.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion3.5 to >2.5 ptsVery Good (A)Conclusion restates thesis idea and sums up body of essay, leaving the reader with a reflective thought2.5 to >2.0 ptsGood (B-C)Conclusion restates the thesis and sums up the body of the essay2.0 to >0.0 ptsNeeds ImprovementConclusion is missing or lacks adequate development to bring the essay to a close0.0 ptsNo Marks3.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-text Citations7.0 to >6.3 ptsVery GoodSource ideas are properly cited within the text of the essay according to MLA rules6.3 to >4.9 ptsGood (B-C)Source ideas are evident, but have errors in MLA rules4.9 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementSource ideas are not cited7.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWorks Cited7.0 to >6.3 ptsVery Good (A)Sources are properly listed in a Works Cited, following MLA formatting rules6.3 to >4.9 ptsGood (B-C)Sources are listed, but some errors in formatting evident4.9 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementSources improperly listed or Works Cited is missing7.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Mechanics7.0 to >6.3 ptsVery Good (A)Writing has no major errors in sentence structure, spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation and indentation6.3 to >4.9 ptsGood (B-C)Writing has 1-3 major errors that interfere with clarity and fluency of ideas4.9 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementWriting has more than 3 major errors and/or is difficult to read7.0 ptsTotal Points: 70.0PreviousNextSubmission Submitted!Sep 27 at 9:09pmSubmission DetailsDownload ComparisonContrast Essay.odt(70 pts possible)Graded Anonymously: noComments:this paper is a compare/contrast essay on the COVID articles. you may resubmit this assignment, but I advise you to set up a Zoom meeting with me to discuss it first.