Contemporary Cultural Challenges Assignment
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Contemporary Cultural Challenges Assignment
Blackfoot Native Americans
Week 4 – Assignment
Contemporary Cultural Challenges
For this week’s assignment, you will research a contemporary issue facing your chosen tribe. You may wish to conduct some preliminary research before choosing a specific issue to address. Present your research by constructing a three-page paper that addresses the challenges they face with this contemporary issue, and how the past experiences of the tribe have shaped their current culture. In your essay, thoroughly address one of the contemporary issues below:
Health
Questions to consider:
What are the health issues facing the tribe?
How has the health of the tribe been impacted by economic, environmental, and social issues?
Economic issues
Questions to consider:
What is the current status of the economy of the tribe?
How has the tribe been impacted by legislation, environmental issues, etc.?
What is the state of employment in the tribe?
How is the tribe impacted by the educational opportunities available to the tribe?
Sovereignty issues
Questions to consider:
How has tribal sovereignty been impacted by legislation?
Are there any current legal battles over sovereignty? If so, what are they?
Does the tribe have its own judicial law enforcement? If so, what does that look like?
Environmental issues
Questions to consider:
What kind of environment does the tribe live in?
Is the tribe impacted by global warming or mining?
After addressing your chosen issue, discuss how the contemporary issue for this tribe compares and contrasts to another tribe of your choice (from either the textbook or the list of tribes).
This assignment:
Must be three pages in length, excluding the title page and reference page(s), and formatted in APA style as outlined in the APA Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html).
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of Assignment
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must include one scholarly source, in addition to the textbook, that must be found in the Ashford University Library. Other acceptable sources can include government and tribal websites. Here is a website that can help you evaluate whether a website is useful for evaluating and identifying websites that contain information about Native Americans: Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Citation and Reference Guide in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-citation-and-reference-guide.html).
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html).
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE |
NO RESPONSE |
POOR / UNSATISFACTORY |
SATISFACTORY |
GOOD |
EXCELLENT |
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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