Composition II Advocacy Assignment · Peer Review Essay III between March 30th and 11:59 PM I ask that you do not write about abortion and gun control or related topics in this assignment. Any paper on these topics will not be accepted for a grade. All work submitted for this class must be specifically written for this class. Skills you will learn/practice in this assignment include (but are not limited to): 1. Determining and narrowing down a research topic. 2. Find the appropriate tone to write for an academic audience. 3. Critical reading and thinking skills. 4. Conducting research on specific issues and aspects of a larger topic. 5. Synthesizing information from outside sources into your paper. 6. Using quotations from outside sources effectively. 7. Providing in text citations in proper MLA format. 8. Organizing a paper to clearly answer several aspects of a topic in a logical manner with each topic building on the previous one. 9. Using formal tone and diction (word choice). 10. Creating a Works Cited page in correct MLA format. 11. Using transitions for smooth flow. 12. Editing and proofreading. Advocacy Proposal must be submitted and approved prior to submitting the paper. The paper will not be accepted, and you will not receive credit for it unless this proposal has been submitted and approved first. Aim for 5 pages (double spaced using Times New Roman 12 font). You should have at least half a page (12 lines or more on the fifth page for the paper to meet the page length requirement. You should also have a Works Cited page in addition to the five pages. 5% will be deducted from papers which do not meet the page length requirement or are missing a Works Cited Page. 10% will be deducted if the paper does not meet the page length requirement and does not have a Works Cited page. In this assignment, you will find a social issue that you find meaningful and relevant. This could be an issue that is affecting the world or our country or our state or even the local community you live in. This is not a strictly argumentative paper although you might use argument to show why this is a topic that is worthy of advocation. Once you have identified the issue, you will write a paper advocating for this issue. Here are the points you must cover in your essay: 1. General introduction 2. What is advocacy? 3. What is the specific issue that you are advocating for? 4. Whom does this issue affect? Be specific in answering this question. 5. Why is it important to address this issue? 6. Are there programs/solutions that are already in place addressing this issue? 7. Which nonprofits are already advocating for this issue? Provide an overview of at least one nonprofit and their activities and accomplishments. 8. What do you want to persuade your audience to do (call to action)? Your essay must go beyond informing your audience. You must also provide viable suggestions that you would like your audience, individually as well as a ...

1. Composition II
Advocacy Assignment
· Peer Review Essay III between March 30th and 11:59 PM
I ask that you do not write about abortion and gun control or
related topics in this assignment. Any paper on these topics will
not be accepted for a grade.
All work submitted for this class must be specifically written
for this class.
Skills you will learn/practice in this assignment include (but are
not limited to):
1. Determining and narrowing down a research topic.
2. Find the appropriate tone to write for an academic audience.
3. Critical reading and thinking skills.
4. Conducting research on specific issues and aspects of a larger
topic.
5. Synthesizing information from outside sources into your
paper.
6. Using quotations from outside sources effectively.
7. Providing in text citations in proper MLA format.
8. Organizing a paper to clearly answer several aspects of a
topic in a logical manner with each topic building on the
previous one.
9. Using formal tone and diction (word choice).
10. Creating a Works Cited page in correct MLA format.
11. Using transitions for smooth flow.
12. Editing and proofreading.
Advocacy Proposal must be submitted and approved prior to
submitting the paper. The paper will not be accepted, and you
will not receive credit for it unless this proposal has been
submitted and approved first.
Aim for 5 pages (double spaced using Times New Roman 12
font). You should have at least half a page (12 lines or more on

2. the fifth page for the paper to meet the page length requireme nt.
You should also have a Works Cited page in addition to the five
pages. 5% will be deducted from papers which do not meet the
page length requirement or are missing a Works Cited Page.
10% will be deducted if the paper does not meet the page length
requirement and does not have a Works Cited page.
In this assignment, you will find a social issue that you find
meaningful and relevant. This could be an issue that is affecting
the world or our country or our state or even the local
community you live in. This is not a strictly argumentative
paper although you might use argument to show why this is a
topic that is worthy of advocation.
Once you have identified the issue, you will write a paper
advocating for this issue. Here are the points you must cover i n
your essay:
1. General introduction
2. What is advocacy?
3. What is the specific issue that you are advocating for?
4. Whom does this issue affect? Be specific in answering this
question.
5. Why is it important to address this issue?
6. Are there programs/solutions that are already in place
addressing this issue?
7. Which nonprofits are already advocating for this issue?
Provide an overview of at least one nonprofit and their
activities and accomplishments.
8. What do you want to persuade your audience to do (call to
action)?
Your essay must go beyond informing your audience. You must
also provide viable suggestions that you would like your
audience, individually as well as a community, to consider.
In this paper you must:
1. Begin with the general introduction should provide a broad
overview of the issue. Also, who is audience for this assignment

3. and what, beyond informing and making aware, would you like
them to do? Be specific in your choice of audience. For
example, this issue affects everyone is too broad.
2. Provide a detailed explanation of the issue, explain whom it
is affecting, explain why this issue is worth advocating for. You
will need to some provide some background information and
facts about the issue here.
3. Identify specific actions you want the audience to identify
and explain why. You may or may not use outside sources here.
4. Discuss programs/solutions are already in place. You will
also use information from outside sources here.
5. Provide a general conclusion should sum up the main points
of the essay.
6. Use approved sources cited in text and on a Works Cited page
in correct MLA format.
7. Develop paragraphs well.
8. Introduce contextualize quotations properly.
9. Use formal tone and diction.
10. Edit and proofread very carefully.
Research Requirements:
You must use at least 6 sources in this paper. They should be
well developed sources, not abstracts or reviews. You can use
up to 7 sources in this paper. You can use a .com source for this
paper (such as the website for a non-profit organization) but
avoid using more than 2 .com sources. As far as possible, use
JCCC”s database to find your sources. Please email me with the
link if you have doubts about a website’s reliability.
Below are some topic suggestions:
You can either pick from this list or you can come up with your
own topic. Either way, your proposal must be approved before
you write this paper.
1. Equal Pay
2. Continuation of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals)
3. Ending Domestic Violence

4. 4. Ending Use of Private Prisons
5. Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
6. Student Loan Protections OR Forgiveness
7. Affordable Housing
8. After School Programs
9. Arts Programs in Schools
10. LGBTQ Equality
Final Draft Checklist:
1. Does the essay have a well developed introduction that
catches the reader’s attention?
2. Does the essay clearly lay out the issue that s/he is
advocating for? This section should be done in some detail.
3. Does the essay discuss in some depth at least one program or
solution or non profit that is already in place to address the
issue?
4. Is there a clear call-to-action? What does the writer want the
reader to do, both individually as well as a community, to
address this issue?
5. Have quotations from outside sources been seamlessly
introduced into the body paragraphs?
6. Is it free of grammatical and sentence level errors?
7. Is the tone and diction suitable for an academic audience?
8. Is there a Works Cited page in MLA format?
Note: Take a quick look at the Common Errors handout in the
first week’s module to ensure your paper is free of the errors
mentioned in the handout.
Begin at the homepage: https://library.jccc.edu/home/

5. You will see three tabs at the top of the page. Click on the third
tab: Browse Databases
Then click on the “Alphabetical” link
Click on P for Research Library or A for Academic OneFile.
On the next step, you will have to enter your password and ID
to get into the database. Once you do that, you will be inside
ProQuest.
Enter your search terms here. Academic OneFile also works the
same way. You could do an advanced search, if you like.
If you go to a website that features a lot of advertisements for
products that you can click on to go to another site to buy a
product then it is a good idea to stay away from it. It is most
likely a commercial site that is considered neither credible nor
academic. Use the library databases to find your sources. Here
are the general databases that I recommend:
ProQuest
Academic OneFile
CQ Researcher Online
Statista--if you are looking for statistics
GreenFile--only if you are looking for articles related to the
environment.
PsycARTICLES--only if you are looking for articles on human
psychology
These are some general websites, so you can choose whi chever
will work best for you depending on your topic.
HUM 100 Project 1 Artifact Chart
Although you will work on various assignments throughout the

6. course to support you in completing this assignment, this
project is not due until Week 6.
Artifact
What is your chosen artifact? Include a link to or a picture of
the artifact.
I. Describe the artifact in detail. For instance, how would you
describe it to someone who could not see it?
II. Choose elements of the artifact that you believe are most
important to how you experience it and explain why. For
instance, what particularly catches your senses or makes you
want to keep experiencing it? Does the choice of medium
impact your experience?
Assumptions about your artifact
III. State your opinion on what you believe is the purposeof this
artifact and the success of the creator in achieving the purpose.
For instance, what message do you believe the creator is trying

7. to express, and is that message successfully expressed?
IV. Discuss how the artifact reflects the culture (or context) in
which it exists. Be sure to address what aspects of culture have
relevance for this artifact: politics, history, religion, social
perceptions, technology, media, education, and so on. In other
words, how do the artifact and its culture interrelate? For
instance, how would a particular form of body modification
reflect the urban culture in which you encountered it?
V. Use the artifact to discuss how acts of creative expression
impact and are impacted by the people and situations that
surround it. How might the artifact and the person who created
it have impacted each other? For instance, how might the
geographic location where the artifact was made, the materials
used to create the artifact, the medium of the creative process,
or the environment where the artifact is displayed influence the
creator’s life or future creative work? How might the artifact
and the culture or context in which it was created have impacted
each other? For instance, does the artifact add to the
understanding of the culture from which it was created? What
contributions does it make to continuing on a dialogue about
that culture and the importance of its artifacts?

8. VI. Questions: Pose questions you have after thinking deeply
about this artifact. What more do you want to know regarding:
A. The relationship between human culture and expression
B.
Question 1:
Question 2:
C. Your personal assumptions about artifacts of this sort and
why they exist
D.
Question 1:
Question 2:
C. How yourvalues have shaped and are shaped by your
expression and that of others
Question 1:
Question 2:
E. The relationship between the possible intent of the creator
and your own interpretation of its meaning
F.
Question 1:

9. Question 2:
VII. Speculate on how you would go about answeringthese
questions. For instance, what sorts of things would you study
about these kinds of artifacts and their contexts that might begin
addressing these questions?
HUM 100 Worksheet: Realism, Impressionism, and the Modern
World
Part 1:
Realism
Impressionism
Characteristics:
1. Depiction of the ordinary
2. Real-life situations
3. Shift from the ideal to the real
Characteristics:
1. The play of light in the present moment
2. Immediacy, spontaneity
3. Short, staccato brushstrokes in art
Artifact
Characteristic It Represents (Explain Your Reasoning)
Artifact
Characteristic It Represents (Explain Your Reasoning)

10. Part 2:
Modern World
Person
Artifact Created
Medium
Need to Express
20th Century:
21st Century:

11. In one to two sentences, answer the following questions: What
differences do you notice between the artifacts from each era?
In the context of what you have learned in this theme, where do
you think those differences stemmed from?
HUM 100 Worksheet: Realism, Impressionism, and the Modern
World Rubric
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Engagement Worksheet is complete Worksheet is incomplete
Worksheet is blank 15
Part 1: Content Provides a response that
demonstrates basic
understanding of the
characteristics of Realism
and Impressionism
Response is missing
components that would
demonstrate basic
understanding of the
characteristics of Realism
and Impressionism
Response does not
demonstrate a basic
understanding of the

12. characteristics of Realism
and Impressionism
30
Part 2: Content Provides a response that
demonstrates basic
understanding of human
expression in the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries
Response is missing
components that would
demonstrate basic
understanding of human
expression in the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries
Response does not
demonstrate a basic
understanding of human
expression in the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries
30
Response Compares characteristics of
the two eras
Compares characteristics of
the two eras, but response is
unfocused or unclear
Does not provide response 15
Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key

13. ideas and thoughts
Response needs clarification
in order to support
understanding of key ideas
and thoughts
Key ideas or thoughts are
not understandable
10
Total 100%