Watch at least 2 episodes of any television situation comedy. After watching the programs, identify any minority characters, and describe how any one of these minority characters was portrayed. Detail if the portrayal was accurate
Pop Culture Paper Assignment
• Watch at least 2 episodes of any television situation comedy. After watching the programs, identify any minority characters, and describe how any one of these minority characters was portrayed. Detail if the portrayal was accurate or stereotypical and whether the character’s minority status alone was used as a source of humor.
• The paper should be no more than 4 pages long with additional cover and reference pages.
• The paper must be submitted in Microsoft Word; Times New Roman font; 12 pt.
font size; margins 1” on all sides; double-spaced. The assignment should be written on a graduate level and references used should be cited within the discussion and documented in a reference list using APA styling.
• Post your paper, as a single document, to the grade book.
• Send your instructor an email when you are ready for your assignment to be graded.
CACREP Standards Addressed: 2F.2.a and 2F.2.d
Scoring Guidelines
Points available: 100.
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Components |
Unacceptable
(0 points) |
Revisions Required (5 points) |
Target
(10 points) |
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Introduction Establishes
historical background and defensible thesis that supports a
logical line of
reasoning (CACREP 2F.2.a, 2F.2.d) |
Underdeveloped introduction; reason for
culture selection is unclear or missing; historical background is
inaccurate or missing |
Coherent introduction that includes a reason for
culture selection; historical background is
accurate but limited |
Engaging, well developed introduction that includes a detailed
reason for culture selection; historical background is accurate and
thorough |
|
Focus & Purpose Developed
thesis and attentive focus on topic (CACREP 2F.2.a, 2F.2.d) |
Missing thesis; confusion
about or misunderstanding of topic; no sense of purpose
|
Simplistic and unfocused
ideas; limited sense of purpose |
Developed thesis;
represents sound understanding of the
assigned topic; focused |
|
Ideas,
Support & Development Supports
ideas and reflections using specific and relevant examples of |
No or limited
evidence/experiences are provided to support
ideas and reflections; evidence is incomplete,
incorrect, oversimplified, |
Provides necessary
evidence/experiences to support ideas and reflections; the importance/relevance of all pieces of |
Relies on compelling and
detailed evidence/experiences to support ideas and
reflections; the importance/relevance
of |
|
Components |
Unacceptable
(0 points) |
Revisions Required (5 points) |
Target
(10 points) |
|
evidence/experiences
(CACREP 2F.2.a, 2F.2.d) |
or disconnected from the
context |
evidence/experiences is
unclear or under developed but does support the ideas and
reflections presented and is placed properly
within the context |
all pieces of evidence/experiences
is clearly stated; considers
alternate interpretations of evidence/experiences to
enhance demonstration of cultural intelligence |
|
Conclusion Establishes
clear conclusion based upon evidence/experiences (CACREP 2F.2.a, 2F.2.d) |
Missing or no connection of
evidence and analysis to the reflections; fails to summarize the argument coherently |
Limited connection between
evidence and analysis to reflections; summarizes
some ideas and thoughts but repeats ideas to
support reflections |
Engaging, strongly connects
evidence and analysis to reflections; summarizes the main topics without repeating
previous ideas |
|
Structure
& Organization Text has
unity and coherence to accomplish the focused purpose |
No paragraph structure; or single, rambling
paragraph; or series of isolated paragraphs |
Organization is confusing or disjointed; weak
paragraph structure; transitions are
missing or inappropriate |
Clear organizational
structure; easily followed; includes transitions; structured format |
|
Audience
& Tone Audience appropriate and consistent tone |
No awareness of
appropriate audience for assignment; tone is inappropriate |
Lacks awareness of
appropriate audience for the assignment; tone is
inconsistent |
Effective and accurate
awareness of audience; tone is appropriate for audience
and assignment |
|
Sentence
Structure Demonstrates varied sentence structures to enhance meaning |
Contains multiple and
serious errors of sentence structure: i.e.
fragments, run-ons; unable to write simple
sentences |
Formulaic sentence patterns
or overuse of simple sentences; errors
in sentence structure |
Effective and varied
sentences; errors (if present) due to lack of
careful proofreading |
|
Mechanics The text
has few grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors. |
Frequent
errors in agreement, verb tense, spelling, and capitalization; intrusive and/or
inaccurate punctuation; |
Contains several errors in agreement, verb tense,
spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation (up to 6); |
Virtually free of errors
in agreement, verb tense, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation (no more than 3); errors do |
|
Components |
Unacceptable
(0 points) |
Revisions Required (5 points) |
Target
(10 points) |
|
|
communication is hindered |
errors interfere with meaning |
not interfere with meaning
|
|
Vocabulary
& Word Usage Uses extended and appropriate vocabulary |
Vocabulary is
unsophisticated; or subject specific vocabulary or sophisticated vocabulary
used incorrectly. |
Proper, but simple
vocabulary used; subject specific vocabulary used infrequently |
Vocabulary is varied,
specific and appropriate; uses subject specific vocabulary correctly |
|
APA Format/Citations Correctly uses APA style and formatting |
Reference page includes
frequent errors (more than 3); no attempt was
made to cited supporting sources intext;
contains multiple errors in APA format
|
Reference page in accurate
and virtually free of errors (no more
than 3); all supporting sources are cited in-text,
but minor errors in APA
format are present |
Reference page in accurate
and free of errors; all supporting
sources are properly cited in-text; APA format
is correct and accurate |
APA Format Guides
The instructor has provided links to resources that provide assistance on APA format issues. Be sure to review these links and do not hesitate to ask for assistance if you are not sure about something. Ask yourself the questions below before you submit a paper. This list by no means addresses every possible mistake that could be made, but it will bring common mistakes to your attention.
• Is your paper double spaced?
• Are necessary abbreviations explained?
• Are references cited in-text present on your reference list? Remember that the website itself is a source.
• Did you include in-text citations for all the resources you used? Only references used to support your writing should be on your reference list.
• Numbers ten and below should be spelled out.
• Are quotes referenced correctly in-text? Quotes should be used sparingly. There should be no more than one quote in a three-page paper.
• Are your sources presented properly on your reference list? Pay close attention to indention rules and capitalization rules.
• Is your title page presented according to APA format?
• Is there a page break inserted for the reference page?
• Did you include an appropriate running heading for your paper?
• Did you proof your paper and have another person proof your paper before submitting the paper?
Writing assignments are taken quite seriously. Graduate students are expected to write clearly and concisely, and the order of your thoughts should be logical. Know that each paper is read with these things in mind. If your writing is wordy or if you use awkward phrasing it will impact the format, style and grammar portion of your grade.
