SOC312 Unit 7 Assignment

SOC312 Unit 7 Assignment

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 pagerequirements

• 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