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Assignment 1 meets the following course objectives:

Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, and retrieve information related to the topics in the course.

Purpose

The primary goal of this exercise is to apply your developing sociological knowledge and skills to the analysis of a current event.

Writing Expectations

This should be 4-6 pages long, double-spaced, 11pt font (arial or times new roman), with 1" margins.

Instructions:

Choosing a Current Event. A current event refers to something that is happening in the world at present and they are usually described on the news and in mass media. You must choose a report (written, from the radio, or televised) of an event that has been reported on within 3 months of the assignment deadline. Remember, the event you choose must have some relevance to the study of society, and you must properly cite the source from which you got your report.

Describe the Current Event. Second, you will need to provide a brief summary of the current event. This should include details such as location, timing (i.e is this an ongoing event, does it appear to be a one time event, is this an example of an event that happens frequently), people involved, and any analysis offered by the report(er).

Analyzing the Current Event. The final step in the process is conducting an analysis of the current event using knowledge you have gained from the course to-date. The most important thing here is that the analysis should not just be your opinion about the current event, but grounded in sociological theory and prior research. You will need to use at least 4 sociological concepts covered in this course to analyze the current event (i.e. social construction, stratification, social control, crime, deviance). (hint: sociological concepts should be clearly identified, defined and then applied; any paraphrasing or direct quotes used from another source should include APA formatted in-text citations and a full citation at the end of the essay).

DISCLAIMER: Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

Current event description 15 %	Exemplary Found current event from the past 3 months and included brief, yet informative, summary.	Accomplished Current event summary needed some elaboration.	Developing Summary of current event lacked clarity in some areas.	Beginning Summary of current event not clear, needs much more elaboration.	Did not attempt No summary of current event included.
Sociological concepts identified 20 %	Exemplary Clearly identified 4 relevant sociological concepts from the readings.	Accomplished Identified 4 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. Some detail lacking.	Developing Clearly identified 2-3 relevant sociological concepts from the readings.	Beginning Identified 2-3 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. Some detail lacking.	Did not attempt Did not clearly identify any sociological concepts
Sociological concepts defined 15 %	Exemplary Clearly and correctly defined 4 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s).	Accomplished Defined 4 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). Definition may need more development to be clear and correct.	Developing Clearly and correctly defined 2-3 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s).	Beginning Defined 2-3 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). Definition may need more development to be clear and correct.	Did not attempt Did not include text definitions of sociological concepts.
Analysis 30 %	Exemplary Clearly applied detailed analysis of 4 relevant sociological concepts to analysis of the current event.	Accomplished Analysis of 4 sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. Detail and relevance needs more development.	Developing Clearly applied detailed analysis of 2-3 relevant sociological concepts to analysis of the current event.	Beginning Analysis of 2-3 sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. Detail and relevance needs more development.	Did not attempt Analysis includes one or fewer sociological concepts.
Writing expectations;APA formatting 10 %	Exemplary Follows writing expectations. Includes a title page. Included APA formatted in-text citations and full references for all paraphrased and quoted work from other sources.	Accomplished Some writing expectations may have been missed. Minor errors in APA formatting of citations.	Developing Writing expectations somewhat followed. Multiple errors in APA formatting of citations.	Beginning Writing expectations not followed; little use of APA format.	Did not attempt Writing expectations not met; APA format not attempted.
Grammar & Spelling 10 %	Exemplary Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Accomplished Author makes a couple of errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Developing Author makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Beginning Author makes multiple errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Did not attempt Author makes many errors in grammar and spelling such that the intent of the paper can not be understood.