IDS 400 ( week 2 )

Overview

For your project, you will examine a specific topic, such as an issue or event in diversity, and how it impacts individuals and society. You will demonstrate your ability to think cri�cally, inves�gate, and communicate clearly. Diversity influences

society, and society influences diversity, crea�ng a feedback loop between them. You will cri�cally analyze a feedback loop in this project through social, historical, and theore�cal approaches to diversity as well as the four general educa�on

lenses: history, humani�es, natural and applied sciences, and social science.

For this assignment, you will select the topic you will be working on and begin to collect the required elements for your analysis. This assignment requires you to gather reliable evidence from varied sources and use them to introduce your

topic effec�vely. All these elements will prepare you to complete the project, where you will need to use evidence to support your points.

Direc�ons

Review the module resources and the instructor feedback you received on the previous ac�vity. Then, visit the IDS 400 Library Guide for guidance on how to select and narrow a topic. You may use the topic that you worked with in the

previous module or choose something different now that you have reflected further. Do some preliminary research on your topic to make sure you can address each of the required elements. Please remember that you will not be able to

change your topic a�er the end of this module. You should begin to gather the sources you will integrate into your project, which must include two resources from course materials and two resources from the library.

You are not required to answer each ques�on below the rubric criteria but may use them to be�er understand the criteria and guide your thinking.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis.

a. It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspec�ves from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Cita�ons and A�ribu�ons rubric criterion.

b. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while ci�ng and a�ribu�ng sources will be represented as APA in‐text cita�ons and a reference list at the end of your work.

c. You will be evaluated on both criteria.

2. Describe your topic with effec�ve details and contextual informa�on.

a. What main points should you include about your topic? What other details are needed to ensure a thorough descrip�on?

3. Describe a popula�on significant to your topic. Include informa�on such as demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and key challenges.

a. Examples could include a popula�on who is directly impacted by the topic, a group that works with those directly impacted, or a group that has strong feelings about the topic.

4. Ar�culate how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of your chosen popula�on.

a. What stories clearly illustrate how the topic has impacted the lives and experiences of your chosen popula�on?

5. Explain your choice of one general educa�on interdisciplinary lens for analyzing your topic.

a. What made you choose one lens over the others? Was it an easy decision? Why or why not?

6. Construct a thesis statement that combines your topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens.

a. Your thesis statement should clearly and concisely state the rela�onships between your topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and lens. It acts as a hypothesis proposing how these elements will work together during your cri�cal

analysis.

What to Submit

Submit your short paper as a 1‐ to 2‐page Microso� Word document with double spacing, 12‐point Times New Roman font, and one‐inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style

Guide for more informa�on on cita�ons.

Module Two Ac�vity Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Reliable Evidence from Varied Sources

Integrates reliable evidence from varied sources throughout the paper to support analysis

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include drawing from a more diverse pool of perspec�ves, using more varied sources to support the analysis, or integra�ng evidence and sources throughout the paper to support the analysis

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Topic Descrip�on Describes the topic with effec�ve details and contextual informa�on

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing the topic using more details and relevant contextual informa�on, or be�er suppor�ng that descrip�on

Does not a�empt criterion 15

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Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Descrip�on of the Popula�on Describes a popula�on significant to the topic including informa�on such as demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and key challenges

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding more specific informa�on about demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and key challenges, or be�er suppor�ng that descrip�on

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Lives and Experiences of the Popula�on

Ar�culates how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of the chosen popula�on

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding specific examples of how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of the chosen popula�on, or be�er suppor�ng that explana�on

Does not a�empt criterion 15

General Educa�on Interdisciplinary Lens

Explains the choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens for analyzing the topic

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the topic to a general educa�on lens, explaining why the lens was chosen to analyze the topic, or providing be�er support for that explana�on

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Thesis Statement Constructs a thesis statement that combines the topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include construc�ng a thesis statement that clearly and succinctly combines the topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of one general educa�on interdisciplinary lens

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Ar�cula�on of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstra�ng an understanding of audience and purpose

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, nega�vely impac�ng readability

Submission has cri�cal errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preven�ng understanding of ideas

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Cita�ons and A�ribu�ons Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with consistent minor errors

Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with major errors

Does not use cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on

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Total: 100%

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