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Points: 100
Overview:
Using your same chosen group you will need to either attend a cultural event or
advocacy event for your chosen group OR interview someone within your chosen
group. Examples of events include a cultural demonstration, a religious ritual/ceremony,
a gay pride event, or domestic violence awareness event.
Instructions:
With either option you will need to write a 2 page reaction paper that describes your
experiences at the event or speaking with the individual. You should be describing your
experiences with specific detail which includes a description of the event or individual’s
story, why it was important, what you learned, and how it contributes to better
understanding your chosen group. Please use examples to illustrate what you mention.
Requirements:
• This paper should include at least 3 outside resources that provide context to
your event or interview or help to further illustrate the importance of the event or
what your interviewee states.
• The paper should be 2 full pages in length (not including the title or reference
pages).
• Please be sure to avoid using internet sources such as Wikipedia or other webbased resources that do not have strong academic backing. You will also be
required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to
avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper
and any paper that is determined to have academic integrity issues will earn a
score of 0 automatically. Any papers that have been submitted in other
courses will NOT be accepted. This must be original work. Self-plagiarism
and any other forms of plagiarism will result in one or all of the following
actions: 1) 0 for the assignment 2) failing the course 3) dismissal from the
university.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
HSV320 – Multicultural Issues in Human
Services
Unit 5 Assignment: Written Assignment 2
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Evaluation Rubric for Assignments
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
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Structure
Organization
structure and
paragraphing have
serious and
persistent errors.
Directions were
ignored and
information
provided was
insufficient to meet
assignment
guidelines.
Written work
inadequate for
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are inadequate;
inappropriate
guidelines
outlined for
paper were not
met with several
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear and
adequate
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are
adequate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined for
paper were
met with a
few noted
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear and
excellent
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are clear
and
appropriate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met (see
directions).
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Mechanics
Written work had
serious and
persistent errors in
word selection and
use; sentence
structure, spelling,
grammar,
punctuation was
inappropriate and
with serious
errors; APA
style was
completely
unacceptable.
Written work
had serious and
persistent errors
in word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation was
inappropriate
and with serious
errors; APA
style was
completely
unacceptable.
Written work
was generally
free of errors in
word selection
and
use; sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
adequate; APA
style was
acceptable
with a few
errors.
Written work
has no major
errors in
word selection
and use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
appropriate;
APA style was
acceptable
with no to few
errors
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Content
Written work does
not cover the
assigned
topic; assertions
are not supported
by
evidence; paper is
seriously lacking in
content and detail;
scholarly journals
were not used or
used properly.
Written work
does not do an
adequate
job of covering
the assigned
topic;
assertions are
weakly
supported by
evidence; paper
is inadequate in
meeting the
page and
content area
requirements;
less than 3
scholarly
journals were
used.
The length of
the written
work is
sufficient to
cover the topic;
assertions are
supported by
evidence; does
not meet full
required
number of
pages and
content areas.
3 scholarly
journals were
used.
The length of
the written
work
provides indepth
coverage of
the
topics,
assertions are
clearly
supported by
evidence;
Paper meets
required length
of
pages and
content areas;
3 or more
scholarly
journals were
used.
