SOC312Unit7Assignment.pdf

Due Date: Unit 7, Sunday by 11:59pm
Points: 100

Overview:

For written assignment three, you will require to profile an activist who was or is
currently involved with promoting racial or ethnic equality or anti-racism education. You
will chose from a list of activites below.

Instructions:

• Students will select from a list of activies below. Be sure to include the
following information in your written assignment:

o The activist’s background and why she/he became involved in activism

o What causes she/he focuses on and what movements/groups have
they worked with

o What types of activism she/he is involved in (i.e. protests, boycotts,
legislation)

o Any major successes of this activist or of the movement/groups they
are (or were) involved in

o Any other important information you feel should be included

o Or anything else that you deem necessary to include

Requirements:

• Written assignment will need to be in APA style
• All margins should be one-inch
• Times, New Roman 12-point font
• Double-Spaces
• Title Page
• Reference Page
• Please note, the title and reference pages do not count toward you page

requirements
• Written assignments should be 4-5 pages in length
• You must use a total of three additional scholarly, peer-reviewed sources

SOC312 – Race and Ethnicity

Written Assignment Three

List of Activist:
Michelle Alexander
Tim Wise
Kimberle Chrenshaw
Angela Y. Davis
Victor M. Rios
Rosa Parks
Roy Wilkins
Ella Baker
John Lewis
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Genevieve Hughs
John F. Kennedy
Ava DuVernay
Gloira Anzaldua
Joan Baez

Cesar Chavez
Sophie Cruz
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Audra Simpson
Beatrice Medicine
Chystos
Nicole Tanguay
Yuri Kochiyama
Patsy Mink
Kalpana Chawla
Helen Zia
Richard Aoki
Helie Lee
George Takei
William Yu

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Written Assignment 3

CRITERIA Deficient Development
Needed

Proficient Exemplary

0-23 Points 24-27 Points 28-30 Points 31-33 Points
Structure Organizational

structure and
paragraphing have

serious and persistent
errors. Directions
were ignored and

information provided
was insufficient to
meet assignment

guidelines.

Written work
inadequate for
college-level

work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are inadequate;
inappropriate

guidelines
outlined for

paper were not
met with several
problems (see

directions).

Written work is
clear and

adequate college-
level work;

Paragraphing and
transitions are

adequate;
appropriate
guidelines

outlined for paper
were met with a

few noted
problems (see

directions).

Written work is
clear and
excellent

college-level
work;

Paragraphing
and transitions

are clear
and appropriate;

appropriate
guidelines
outlined

for paper were
met (see

directions).
0-23 Points 24-27 Points 28-30 Points 31-33 Points

Mechanics Written work had
serious and persistent

errors in word
selection and use;
sentence structure,
spelling, grammar,
punctuation was

inappropriate and with
serious errors; APA
style was completely

unacceptable.

Written work had
serious and

persistent errors
in word

selection and
use;

sentence
structure,
spelling,

grammar,
punctuation was

inappropriate
and with serious

errors; APA
style was

completely
unacceptable.

Written work was
generally free of
errors in word
selection and
use; sentence

structure,
spelling,

grammar,
punctuation was
adequate; APA

style was
acceptable with a

few errors.

Written work has
no major errors

in
word selection

and use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,

grammar,
punctuation was
appropriate; APA

style was
acceptable with
no to few errors

0-23 Points 24-27 Points 28-30 Points 31-34 Points

Content Written work does not
cover the assigned

topic; assertions are
not supported by

evidence; paper is
seriously lacking in

Written work
does not do an

adequate
job of covering
the assigned

topic;

The length of the
written work is

sufficient to cover
the topic;

assertions are

The length of the
written work

provides in-depth
coverage of the

content and detail;
scholarly journals

were not used or used
properly.

assertions are
weakly

supported by
evidence; paper
is inadequate in

meeting the
page and

content area
requirements;

less than 3
scholarly

journals were
used.

supported by
evidence; does

not meet full
required number

of
pages and

content areas.
3 scholarly

journals were
used.

topics,
assertions are

clearly
supported by

evidence;
Paper meets

required length
of

pages and
content areas; 3

or more
scholarly

journals were
used.