Specific Inclsuions
-Discuss the racist beginning of the SAT (The SAT was originally created by Carl Brigham who was a known eugenist who created the SAT to keep minorities out of pronominally white institutions)
-Discuss how socioeconomics affect how well students do (Poor families cannot afford SAT prep, cannot afford to take the test multiple times, and may not have the time or resources to prepare as they may be high school students forced to work
-Include detail about how minority students often have high-grade point averages but still underperform on SAT when scores are compared with white/Asian students with lower GPAs
-Discuss how some of the questions on the SAT are not based on things a student would have learned in school but would be learned from life experiences, therefore students who lack social exposure are at a disadvantage.
Assignment Content
Describe a “real life” instance of your selected social issue in a professional or a personal setting.
Discuss your perspective on your selected social issue, including the reasons for your viewpoint.
Demonstrate that you are really thinking about your issue—don’t settle for easy answers, don’t pretend that conflicting evidence doesn’t exist, and don’t feel that you have to take an either-or position.
Discuss the complexities of your selected social issue. For example, do not just conclude that using academic language is always good, or that government surveillance is always bad, or that wealth automatically leads to health. Think about the intricacies of these issues and how they play out in everyday life.
Organization
For this assignment, you need to analyze a real-life situation where existing problems need to be met with carefully considered recommendations for addressing the problems. Here are the key aspects to consider:
What are the problems? Identify and define them as precisely as you can.
Which problem is most urgent or significant? Why? Make this major problem the focus of your research and analysis.
What have other analysts suggested to address the problem? Consider the conversation surrounding your case; give all credible perspectives a hearing.
Which strategy for addressing the problem—which potential solution or first step toward a solution—do you recommend? Explain and support with evidence.
How do we implement these recommendations? Draw on the strategies you developed in your process essay and explain the steps that need to be taken.Your final product should be divided into sections, just like the examples of formal case studies we examined in class. Here’s the basic outline of a Case Study:
1) Synopsis: Summarize the purpose of the study, your intended audience, the scope of your research, the problem you analyzed, the assumptions you made to place reasonable limits on your study, and your recommendations and conclusions. This should be a general overview, minus the details, of all your main points. Don’t leave your audience in suspense about any major points you make.
2) Findings: Identify the problems in your case. What are the most important underlying causes you’ve identified? Define and explain your focus. You should break this section into sub-sections for each problem, then conclude by focusing your attention on what you consider to be the central problem in this case.
3) Discussion: What are other scholars, professionals, and credible commentators saying about this problem? What frameworks for understanding the problem have they proposed? Summarize the views of these other writers fairly and with disinterest at this point; it’s not your job to agree or disagree yet.
4) Recommendations: What course of action do you propose? Explain how you arrived at this conclusion, and make a forceful argument for your suggestion.
5) Implementation: Now explain what needs to be done to address the problems. Who’s got to be involved? What’s the timeline for these recommendations? What costs—financial or otherwise—will be involved? Who pays?
6) References: A complete and accurate list of sources. Citation format, traditionally, should be APA. If you decide to use MLA or Chicago, that is fine, so long as your entire project is consistent and correct throughout.
7) Appendices: Any data you chose not to integrate into the body of your study, if necessary. This might include illustrations, interviews, or other research results.pecifications
Grammar and Mechanics
Your paper should be written according to the standards for academic writing, with attention to the following:
punctuation: this includes things such as use of commas, colons, and apostrophes.
word-level accuracy: this includes things such as capitalization, spelling, word-tense, and usage.
sentence-level accuracy: this includes things such as sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Take time to proofread after you’ve written your essay. Think about your own writing habits you might want to change (like using “text-speak” or sentence fragments) and watch out for those. Reading your paper aloud is a good way to catch any mistakes.
Sources and Documentation
15 sources required; at least 7 from scholarly, peer-reviewed publications.
Format and Length
2000 word minimum (not counting appendices).
Double -spaced, legible font (Times New Roman 12 pt. or Ariel 10 pt.), APA format.
Cover sheet required.
Abstract of essay on first page after cover (not included in word count).
However, the quality of the content of this essay is most important. Be sure to fully answer the prompt.
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Also, include detail about the SAT being offered only is English, which is biased against non-native english speakers.
