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M3A1: Topic Proposal and Outline for M4A1: Essay 2

Topic and Outline (due at the end of Module 3)

We have been exploring in this module how race, ethnicity and culture can influence an individual’s socioeconomic status. Now it is your chance to dig into this complex issue in greater detail. In this essay you will explore the intersection of education and socioeconomic status for different minorities in the U.S. You will be using the Excelsior Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., to conduct your research. Your essay topic should be carefully researched and develop conclusions from reliable data. This assignment is the same type as you completed in Module 1. Use your experiences and instructor feedback from that assignment to develop your work on this one. For your Topic Proposal and Outline:

1. Please select ONE of these groups:

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Latino citizens

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Vietnamese

• Eastern Europeans (the former Soviet bloc countries)

• East Africans and other refugees from war, poverty, etc.

• Undocumented immigrant/workers

• Other group, (please discuss with your instructor)

Outline Requirements:

1. Clearly identify the group you selected

2. Construct a clear, precise research question around the topic of education and improved socioeconomic status

3. Provide an outline that includes a clear idea of where you will be going in your essay and:

   1. Introduction

   2. Historic data

   3. Today’s data

   4. Change over time

   5. Be sure you examine the multiple aspects of education, the various levels, etc. You may also want to include military service as an alternative to just school.

   6. Compare the group’s progress to others; how do they compare, and what is going on behind the scenes to impact these statistics?

   7. YOUR analysis and examination of possible solutions you have found, as well as your own ideas, and conclusion.