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DRAFT COPY Reflective Essay, classify Project & Discussion Question Guidelines for Effective Writing Peace Studies 1050, Introduction to Peace StudiesSpring, 2009 FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS Be sure to have your name AND science laboratory section (A,B,C,D,E, or F) at the top of the assignment One reflective essay (four to six pages), one Group Project, one final essay and fourteen discussion capitulums ( ? to ? page eachmay be longer) result be charge at various quantify throughout the term (see the Syllabus, the Readings & Assignments Calendar and the Blackboard website for due dates).They be an opportunity for you, the student, to pose your own sociological questions about the assigned topic or training clobber. You might want to think of these essays/questions as conversations with me in which you can develop your own line of sociological reasoning and critical thinking about slumber studies. aliment in perspicacity that critical analysis = thoughtful, academicianianally gr ounded questioning rather than make a negative attack. Write in the premier(prenominal) individual and use active voice for all assignments. **Note be sure to include appropriate citations *** The essay and/or discussion question cluster should be based on the following outline 1) Begin by framing a question about the assigned reading keep in mind that this question will form the basis of our classroom discussion. Some of the themes from which questions might be drawn include a. Ethics, comparisons among readings (e. g. , if Johnson makes one claim about social justice, besides Nibert makes another claim then you might ask why they are different) b. Personal experience (e. g. if you have ever joined a student stand (or not) and your observations about the experience are different from Johnsons then you might ask why he sees things in a different wayfirst trying to see things from his point of view as a sociologist ) c. Suggestions for how things might be different (e. g. , ques tions about how the public can be made certified of issues that you think are being kept under wrapse. g. how economic development in Africa relates to increased poverty and warsee Tola Pearce article) d. How power and policies relate to socially constructing norms and values (e. g. asking why the media covers college student stories or animal abuse cases with a particular slantyou could ask who controls the media and how do they do it? ). 2) Explain why you are asking the question (e. g. , your experience might contradict what you are reading or you think that the author may have missed something and you revere why) and be sure to relate the question to our readings and discussions. Do NOT simply repeat the question(s) that the author is asking Show me that you are thinking sociologically and critically about the reading. For the ESSAY ONLY you will also complete items 3-10 ) Give your own reflective response to a question you have asked about the assigned reading(s). Either use one of your already completed Discussion Questions OR create a new Discussion Question. Elaborate on how you developed your response. In other words, what most influences your thinking (e. g. , parents, peers, religion, other classes, or ? )? Explain how others are (or are not) able to influence your thinking. 4) Support your sociological line of reasoning with material from classroom discussions, course texts, at least(prenominal) one (1) professional journal article from the field of sociology, and your own empirical observations.While there is no specific sine qua non about the number of citations needed for each assignment, academic work of a high quality is marked by the way all knowledge claims are supported with full citations. (remember that you must cite readings along with discussions, lectures and primary source documents such as letters) 5) If you feel limited in your ability to answer the question then explain how and why you feel limited. Maybe you have never before considered the issue and feel as if your worldview has been shaken. What do you think would help you to give out(p) answer the question?Perhaps you will think that having more work experience in a particular organization would give you a better insight into the matter. You might also want to speculate about interviewing people affected by conflict(s) or interviewing so-called experts. What would you ask them? Would interviewing the author help? 6) Keep in mind that I am not asking you to tell me your opinion of the reading (that it is good or badeasy or hard). I am asking you to reflect on how the material pertains to the academic discipline of sociology as it relates to peace studies.Be a sociologist and ask questions a sociologist would ask. It is important for you to use sociological language and footnotes/bibliography where appropriate. Here are a couple of very brief examples of sociological questions (for more examples see the questions posted on our Blackboard websiteI see m YOUR questions to be much longer than my examples ) a. If there is enough food to feed the entire planet then why are there conflicts over humanist aid? Why are people anywhere dying of hunger related illnesses? How is the media involved in peace processes that could help feed the hungry? by what social processes other than the media do people attach meanings to peace? b. If peace is valued in a society, then why are Peace Studies classes and academic programs considered controversial? Who benefits from questioning the value of peace studies? Who loses? Whose voice is silenced? For the Essay AND the dwarfish Group Poster/Essay/Abstract Exhibition complete items 7-10 7) The revise Process (applies only to the Reflective Essay and Small Group Essay Exhibitionnot the abstract)you will be given one week afterward the individual tagd reflective essay and small group essay are returned to complete revisions.NOTE You will not be given a grade on your first draft. We want you read th e comments of the grader and make appropriate revisions. Revisions should focus on the following 1) course content 2) the quality of critical analysis 3) concord and parsimony in your line of reasoning 4) quality of sources cited 5) grammar 6) syntax 7) spelling 8) composition and 9) any other suggestions made by the person grading your essay. ) The leveling Rubric (posted on Blackboard Course Documents page) provides specific guidelines for your revisions however, revisions should not involve the following 1) the submission of a completely new essay 2) simply making the essay longer without attention to the comments of the grader and/or 3) making only cosmetic changes. 9) NOTE You must submit the original copy of your individual essay AND Small Group Essay WITH the revised copy Attach them with a staple or a paper clip. Also, it is entirely possible that your revisions will not be sufficient to merit a superior grade.You will not lose points in the revision process, but you may n ot gain points either. Quality of driving force matters 10) About those citationsthe graders will be checking to make sure that the sources you cite include (but are not limited to) course readings, classroom discussions, Blackboard posts, professional academic journals, and primary source documents. You do NOT need to use all of these sources in each assignment (although you will need to cite at least one journal article in your reflective essay). Simply make sure that you fully support your line of reasoning.NOTE Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source of information, and it will not count as a citationuse of Wikipedia may even have negative consequences. It is also important that you use a sociology lexicon rather than a standard dictionary when trying to define key concepts such as peace, freedom and liberty. I want to reiterate that there is NO SET NUMBER of citations required for any assignment. It is quality and not quantity that matters SECOND REMINDER FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS Be sure to have your name AND lab section (A,B,C,D,E, or F) at the top of the assignment