Research & Development
finding an audience and mentor relationship
Erikson's Stages Of Development
Growing Together shares stories that are personal, but also have a scientific background to them. While writing each book, Erik Erikson's Psychological Stages of Development helped bring to life narratives each age group would like to hear based on the chart to the right. The stared sections are the three I focused on for each book, and the desires and significant relationships each group has.
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Mentor Involvement
While planning out my series I needed help from a professional. My mentor during the entirety of my project has been Mr. Michael Cocchiola. He works in a school system here in Connecticut, helping students with behavioral issues. Mr. Cocchiola has helped me plan, revise, and give advice on my books. He has also given me many resources to use in order to find the most informative, and accurate information; such as using case studies and using the search term: "The study of..." to find academic journals.
Development
It was crucial to find the right audience for each book, and the survey was a huge help!
Each student is given a small budget, but with lots of research and creativity, I was left under budget!
This document holds all the information from the writing process, mentor development, and bits of research that helped me along the way
Out of all of the research I had done, these case studies and articles truly impacted my work