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.

Components Unacceptable (0 points)

Revisions Required (5 points)

Target (10 points)

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

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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

intellige