Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Essay (15 points) – due at the end of Week 4 You will be required to submit a well-written 4 page essay (not including title page or references) on the topic: Does Alcohol use/abuse lead to dementia (Alcohol use/abuse and dementia) . The purpose of this paper is to link historical and demographic trends to contemporary issues in gerontology. Your essay should rely on assigned class readings as well as the information you gathered as part of your bibliography assignment (a minimum of 10 resources is required) . Remember, you should always use in-text citations for information that you gathered from another source and include a reference list at the end of your essay.  Use APA format for this assignment.   Many students leave out the historical part of this assignment. Please make sure to include substantive information on the historical aspect of your topic! Failure to do so will result in a significant reduction to your grade. Many students also leave out demographic information (the impact that age, gender, race, education, culture, etc has on your topic). Again, failure to include this information will result in a significant reduction to your grade. Your essay should address the following items:  · Topic: (brief description) Does Alcohol use/abuse lead to dementia (Alcohol use/abuse and dementia) · Historical background (e.g. when did this become an issue in aging? Why?) · Influence of demography on selected issue · Contemporary aspects of the topic (e.g. Why is this an important issue in aging now?) Your paper should be concise and formal (no slang, no use of "I" statements, no opinions, etc) in tone. Be sure to proofread your work prior to submission. Points will be deducted for poor writing quality or failure to use APA format.  Before submitting your work, you may wish to review the rubric provided to make sure you have addressed all of the important components of the essay.)  Grading Rubric for Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Essay :  Component Pt values Point value   descriptions Total points Topic 1 points · Well-written,   concise description of the topic .5 points · Adequate   description of the topic · May   be overly wordy or lacking detail but topic is clear 0 points · Lacks   topic description · Topic   unclear due to poor writing or omission of important detail Historical Background 4 points · Excellent   overview of historical perspective of the topic · Includes   examples and details to support statements 3 points · Good   overview of historical perspective · May   be missing one or two minor details 2 points · Fair   overview of historical perspective · Missing   one or two major details 1 point · Poor   overview of historical perspective · Missing   several major details · Writing   is mostly incomprehensible 0 points · Missing   historical background · Writing   is incomprehensible Demography ...

1. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Essay (15 points) –
due at the end of Week 4
You will be required to submit a well-written 4 page essay (not
including title page or references) on the topic:
Does Alcohol use/abuse lead to dementia (Alcohol use/abuse
and dementia)
. The purpose of this paper is to link historical and demographic
trends to contemporary issues in gerontology. Your essay
should rely on assigned class readings as well as the
information you gathered as
part of your bibliography assignment (a minimum of 10
resources is required)
. Remember, you should always use in-text citations for
information that you gathered from another source and include a
reference list at the end of your essay. Use APA format for this
assignment.
Many students leave out the historical part of this assignment.
Please make sure to include substantive information on the
historical aspect of your topic! Failure to do so will result in a
significant reduction to your grade. Many students also leave
out demographic information (the impact that age, gender, race,
education, culture, etc has on your topic). Again, failure to
include this information will result in a significant reduction to
your grade.
Your essay should address the following items:
· Topic: (brief description)
Does Alcohol use/abuse lead to dementia (Alcohol use/abuse
and dementia)

2. · Historical background (e.g. when did this become an issue in
aging? Why?)
· Influence of demography on selected issue
· Contemporary aspects of the topic (e.g. Why is this an
important issue in aging now?)
Your paper should be concise and formal (no slang, no use of
"I" statements, no opinions, etc) in tone. Be sure to proofread
your work prior to submission. Points will be deducted for poor
writing quality or failure to use APA format.
Before submitting your work, you may wish to review the rubric
provided to make sure you have addressed all of the important
components of the essay.)
Grading Rubric for Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Essay
:
Component
Pt values
Point value descriptions
Total points

3. Topic
1 points
· Well-written, concise description of the topic
.5 points
· Adequate description of the topic
· May be overly wordy or lacking detail but topic is clear
0 points
· Lacks topic description
· Topic unclear due to poor writing or omission of important
detail
Historical Background
4 points

4. · Excellent overview of historical perspective of the topic
· Includes examples and details to support statements
3 points
· Good overview of historical perspective
· May be missing one or two minor details
2 points
· Fair overview of historical perspective
· Missing one or two major details
1 point
· Poor overview of historical perspective
· Missing several major details
· Writing is mostly incomprehensible

5. 0 points
· Missing historical background
· Writing is incomprehensible
Demography
2 points
Correctly articulates the influence of demography on the
selected topic
1 point
Identifies the influence of demography on the selected topic,
but misses one or two important details
0 points
· Unable to identify the influence of demography on selected

6. topic
· demography not addressed
Contemporary Issues
4 points
· Excellent overview of contemporary issues related to the
topic
· Includes examples and details to support statements
3 points
· Good overview of contemporary issues
· May be missing one or two minor details
2 points
· Fair overview of contemporary issues

7. · Missing one or two major details
1 point
· Poor overview of contemporary issues
· Missing several major details
· Writing is mostly incomprehensible
0 points
· Missing historical background
· Writing is incomprehensible
Composition
2 points
· Writing is concise and thorough
· Writing is well-organized, ideas flow logically from
beginning to end

8. · Few or no mechanical errors (spelling, punctuation,
grammar)
1 point
· Writing is overly wordy or too terse
· May have lapses in organization or flow
· Few to several mechanical errors that may affect readability
0 points
· Writing is disorganized or disjointed
· Many mechanical errors that seriously impact readability
APA format
2 points
· Correct use of in-text citations

9. · Correct use of APA format (spacing, margins, numbering)
· Correct use of APA format in reference list
1 point
· Minor errors in use of in-text citations
· Minor errors in APA format (spacing, margins, numbering)
· Minor errors in use of APA format in reference list
.5 points
· Serious errors in use of in-text citations
· Serious errors in APA format (spacing, margins, numbering)
· Serious errors in use of APA format in reference list
0 points

10. Failure to use in-text citations
· Failure to include reference list
Total Points
15
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TOPIC: Does Alcohol use/abuse lead to dementia (Alcohol
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