Soc 206
Activity Assignment 1
Due date: The day of the first midterm
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. Canvas is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Resubmission policy: Any paper that receives a score of 18 or less 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 Canvas where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Assignment:
Consider the discussion we had in class on rankism and weightism.
Grading rubric:
1. made many points
2. cited material from lecture and article on weightism (citing from other sources is optional)
3. demonstrated critical thinking
4. it is well written
5. it is at least two pages, double-spaced (at least 600 words)