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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