A, An or The?
Understanding ArticlesArticles Exercise 2: Understanding Articles
Directions: As you read through the passages, insert
the correct articles (a, an, or the) into the blanks. Keep in mind
that more than one answer may be correct for each blank depending
on the meaning the reader wants to bring to the passages. Refer to
the “A, An, or the?” handout that explains the issues
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First Passage
Erik Erikson was (1)______ psychoanalyst who studied (2) _______
development and growth of (3)_______ human being. He developed (4)_______
influential theory of psychosocial development which supports that
cognitive and social development occur hand in hand. Erikson studied
(5)_______ personalities and social skills developed through (6)_______
years of (7)_______ human being’s life, beginning at birth and
ending at death. According to his studies, Erikson found that (8)_______
individual’s personality and social skills develop within (9)_______
context of society and in response to society’s demands, expectations,
values, and social institutions such as families, schools, and other
community programs or organizations.
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Second Passage
Erik Erikson contributed greatly to (1)_______ beliefs and knowledge
we have today of human development. He supported (2)_______ idea
that one’s personality occurs through cognitive and social
development, and that these two things occur hand in hand.
Erikson led (3)_______ mysterious life, with many great accomplishments.
He studied under some of the best theorists still noted today, such
as Sigmund Freud. Through his education and experiences in research,
Erikson developed (4)______ theory called psychosocial development.
He believed that (5)_______ individual’s personality unfolds
in eight stages. Each stage involves (6)_______ task that is psychosocial
in nature. Once the task is accomplished, one has successfully completed
this stage and may continue to (7)______ next. However, if the stage
is not successfully completed, future hindrances to normal development
may occur. With Erikson’s theory, teachers can apply his ideas
to better understand and accept (8)______ classroom of many different
students.
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Third Passage
(1)_______ third stage of Erikson’s theory is called (2)_______
Locomotor stage. (3)_______ events of this stage occur during early
childhood, between (4)_______ ages of two and six years. (5)_______
most important event at this stage is independence. The child continues
to be assertive and to take initiative. Playing and hero worshipping
are important forms of initiative for children during this stage (Wong,
1998). Children in this stage are eager for responsibility. According
to Erikson it is essential for adults to confirm that (6)______ child’s
initiative is accepted no matter how small it may be (as cited in
Welchman, 1997). If the child is not given (7)______ chance to be
responsible and do things on his or her own, (8)______ sense of guilt
may develop. (9)______child will come to believe that what he or she
wants to do is always wrong.
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