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SOCI 200

C

OMMUNITY

O

BSERVATION

P

APER

I

NSTRUCTIONS

You

will take

an active part

in a community outreach activity of

you

r choosing

; this

will

enable

you

to connect

with the needs of the community (

e.g

., work at a shelter, a camp, a recreation

center, tutoring

younger children

, etc.

). This can be purely voluntary

,

or it can be an activity

related directly to

your

employment.

Typically, the observation

will

last between 2

–

4 hours.

However, the observation may take longer

,

and enough

observation

must

be done

in order

to

complete all aspects of this assignment

.

Upon completion of your observation, y

ou

will write a

3

-

page paper explaining the

experience

and what was learned from the

experience

. Using

the

information about sociology gained from

the course

,

you

will answer

the following 4 questions in detail (Note: t

hese questions

must

be

your

subheading

s

when

writ

ing

the paper

):

1.

What was observed during the experience?

2.

How did the experience affect you?

3.

What are the needs of the population

that you

interacted

with

for this assignment

?

4.

How can you help make a difference with this group?

The finished project

must

include

3

full pages of content

as well as

a

cover page in current

APA

format

.

The paper must be written in first person.

Need original help

.

Make

the paper about people in the shelter

.

SOCI 200

COMMUNITY OBSERVATION PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

You will take an active part in a community outreach activity of your choosing; this will enable

you to connect with the needs of the community (e.g., work at a shelter, a camp, a recreation

center, tutoring younger children, etc.). This can be purely voluntary, or it can be an activity

related directly to your employment. Typically, the observation will last between 2–4 hours.

However, the observation may take longer, and enough observation must be done in order to

complete all aspects of this assignment.

Upon completion of your observation, you will write a 3-page paper explaining the experience

and what was learned from the experience. Using the information about sociology gained from

the course, you will answer the following 4 questions in detail (Note: these questions must be

your subheadings when writing the paper):

1. What was observed during the experience?

2. How did the experience affect you?

3. What are the needs of the population that you interacted with for this assignment?

4. How can you help make a difference with this group?

The finished project must include 3 full pages of content as well as a cover page in current APA

format. The paper must be written in first person.

Need original help. Make the paper about people in the shelter.