Activity Assignment 4

Soc 201A

Due date: The day of the fourth midterm

How to turn in: Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.

Point value: This activity is worth 20 points.

Considerations:

We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.

Resubmission policy:

Any paper that receives a score of less than 19 (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.

Assignment:

Go to the screening of Cowspiracy. Click here to sign up (125 seat limit).

"Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret"- Film Screening

Cuesta College's Plant Based Nutrition Club & Grassroots Club present a free screening of the new environmental documentary "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret". Film begins promptly at 5:00, doors open at 4:30. Free food supplied by Whole Foods Market and House of Bread will be served in the courtyard directly following the screening for those who register by Wednesday, November 12th. Limited to 125 seats.

DATE: 11/18/2014 (Tue 5:00PM - 7:00PM)

LOCATION: Cuesta College Humanities Forum (Room 6304)-Please enter from the lower door

Answer the following questions:

Summarize the arguments made in the documentary.

Assess the claims made in the video. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

Grading rubric:

1. demonstrated the sociological imagination

2. it is well written

3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)