American Values Assessment: Part III – Social Justice Position Paper

SOCY 300 6380 American Society (2212)                                  SM

Assignments  American Values Assessment: Part III – Social Justice Position Paper (due Week 7)

American Values Assessment: Part III – Social Justice Position Paper (due Week 7)

 This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.

Instructions

American Values Assessment: Part III – Social Justice Position Paper (30% of total grade) Due end of Week 7, Tuesday, March 2nd, 11:59pmEST.

Directions: Pick ONE issue discussed during this semester (examples: race, poverty, democracy, immigration). Draft a position paper using empirical data to analyze the issue/topic and present recommendations to address the issue. Must use at least 4 academic sources (scholarly articles/peer reviewed) AND at least 1 resource for data (this can include  Think Tank/Policy Institutes/Government websites)

Be sure to follow the rubric (below). You will be graded based on the rubric.

Suggested paper length – up to 8 pages (including cover page)

Part III: Social Justice Position Paper Rubric

Criteria Problem History (3-4 paragraphs) (20 pts.) ·      Background of the Problem	Score
·      Current Status of the Problem	/20

·      Importance of the Problem

·      Statement of the Problem

·      Identification of Actors Involved (i.e. government, community organizers, etc)

·      Impact of the Problem

Analysis (5-6 paragraphs) (40 pts.)

·      Compare/Contrast perspectives on the issue

       /40

·      Are they similar? Different? How? Why?)

·      MUST provide at least 3 examples from academic/data sources supporting your analysis

Content, clarity, and organization of ideas (10 pts.)

·      Introduction and concluding paragraph

        /10

·      Grammar and spelling

·      APA citations, formatting and reference page

Appropriate sources (10 pts.)

·      Must use at least 4 academic sources (scholarly articles/peer reviewed)

AND

          /10

·      At least 1 resource for data (this can include Think Tank/Policy Institutes/Government websites)

                                                                                                       POINT TOTAL:                                       /100

Your paper will be reviewed using Turnitin prior to being graded. For more information about the use of Turnitin in this course, please review the material in the syllabus.

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