Culture Group Paper

This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations.

Grading Criteria Point Value

Was Criteria Met?

Paper Part I (11 points in total for Part 1)  Selection and Description of Cultural Group 3 points

o Selects a “culture” group that is represented in the Houston, TX metropolitan area

o Excellent, culture group is well-described using demographic statistics, peer- reviewed literature, group-specific websites, books, and other materials, and is appropriate as the focus of the assignment (3 points).

o Fair, description provides surface-level details on the target culture, and statements concerning the culture are not well-researched or cited (partial credit, 1-2 point).

o Poor, culture group is not appropriate as the focus of the assignment (e.g., it is not represented in Houston, TX or no meaningful description of the cultural group is provided from any sources, or plagiarism (0 points).

 Summary of Critical Developmental or Social Issue Relevant to Target Culture

8 points

o Selects peer-reviewed research articles using available electronic databases and key word searches

o May use textbooks, nonprofit or educational websites to supplement research articles

o Excellent, selected literature summarizes the developmental or social issue affecting the target population and is appropriate for the assignment (i.e., empirical and come from peer-reviewed journals; limited use of textbooks and websites ok) (8 points).

o Fair, selected peer-reviewed literature focuses only tangentially on the target population, and/or paper draws sources primarily from books and websites, and/or very little literature is used to source statements in the paper (partial credit, 4-6 points).

o Poor, no meaningful literature/sources used in discussing the developmental or social issue, or plagiarism (i.e., paper is primarily student’s unsubstantiated opinions; 0-3 points).

Paper Part II (11 points in total for Part 2)  Intervention Plan (Recommendations & Resources) 8 points

o Provides a thoughtful intervention plan (process, recommendations, and resources) targeting the selected culture

o Excellent, intervention plan is carefully crafted and well-articulated (3-5 solid recommendations, a process, and accompanying resources), as well as supported by the peer-reviewed literature (8 points).

This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations.

o Fair, intervention plan provides 1-3 recommendations and/or the recommendations/process/resources are not well articulated and details supporting them are scanty (partial credit, 4-6 points).

o Poor, intervention plan contains 1-2 recommendations and provides no meaningful details supporting the stated process/resources, or plagiarism (0-3 points).

Overall Presentation of Paper 3 points o Uses professionally appropriate language o APA-style format, citations, and references o Title and reference pages o Free from grammatical errors

o Excellent, minor errors (3 points) o Fair, moderate errors (partial credit, 1-2 points) o Poor, clear lack of editing and/or plagiarism (0 points)