Journal Reflection: Creating a Movement
SCS 100 Module Seven Journal Reflection Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: Choose a current social movement. You may choose your own or select one of the following: Occupy Wall Street movement, Black Lives Matter movement, the environmental movement, or the gender equality movement.

While you might have not heard of the specific organizations involved in the movements, you have likely heard of issues raise d by participants in these movements. Answer the following questions about the movement you have selected in 1 to 2 sentences each.

1. Which social movement did you choose, and what interests you about the movement? 2. How have you learned about this social movement (news articles, social media, social commentary, conversation with others, television news)? 3. What is the “big question” or inquiry that the movement is trying to answer? 4. What do you think has caused the movement to gain or lose momentum? How does this movement either directly or indirectly impact your day-to-day

life? For example, if you are looking at the environmental movement, maybe you were directly impacted by a tax break for purc hasing a new Prius or putting new energy-efficient windows in your home.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit your journal reflection in a Microsoft Word document.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Engagement of Response

Answers all of the questions posed

Answers some of the questions posed, but not all

Does not answer a ny of the questions posed

40

Focus of Response

Provides focused and direct reflection to answer questions posed

Provides reflection, but the focus is unclear o r unrelated to the questions posed

Does not provide reflection 40

Communicates Clearly

Clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts in a short-answer response

Response needs clarification in order to support understanding of key ideas and thoughts

Response is not legible and key ideas or t houghts are not understandable

20

Total 100%

SCS 100 Module Seven Journal Reflection Guidelines and Rubric