Culture Group Paper

This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations. Grading Criteria Point Value Was Criteria Met? Paper Part I (11 points in total for Part 1 )  Selection and Description of Cultural Group 3 points o Selects a “culture” group that is represented in the Houston, TX metropolitan area o Excellent , culture group is well -described using demographic statistics, peer - reviewed literature, group-specific websites, books, and other materials, and is appropriate as the focus of the assignment ( 3 points) . o Fair, description provides surface- level details on the target culture, and statements concerning the culture a re not well-researched or cited (partial credit, 1 -2 point ).

o Poor, culture group is not appropriate as the focus of the assignment ( e.g., it is not represented in Houston, TX or no meaningful description of the cultural group is provided from any sources , or plagiarism (0 points) .  Summary of Critical Developmental or Social Issue Relevant to Target Culture 8 points o Selects peer -reviewed research articles using available electronic databases and key word searches o May use textbooks, nonprofit or educational websites to supplement research articles o Excellent , selected literature summarizes the developmental or social issue affecting the target population and is appropriate for the assignment (i.e., empirical and come from peer -reviewed journals; limited use of textbooks and websites ok) ( 8 points) . o Fair, selected peer -reviewed literature focuses only tangentially on the target population, and/or paper draws sources primarily from books and websites, and/or very little literature is used to source statements in the paper (partial credit, 4-6 points ).

o Poor, no meaningful literature /sources used in discussing the developmental or social issue , or plagiarism (i.e., paper is primarily student’s unsubstantiated opinions; 0-3 points) . Paper Part II (1 1 points in total for Part 2)  Intervention Plan ( Recommendations & Resources ) 8 points o Provides a thoughtful intervention plan (process, recommendations, and resources) targeting the selected culture o Excellent, intervention plan is carefully crafted and well -articulated (3-5 solid recommendations, a process, and accompanying resources) , as well as supported by the peer -reviewed literature (8 points) . This Culture Paper assignment is worth 20 points however I have built in two points as a curve, making the paper worth 22 points in total. See rubric below for clear expectations. o Fair, intervention plan provides 1-3 recommendations and/or the recommendations/process/resources are not well articulated and details supporting them are scanty ( partial credit, 4 -6 points ). o Poor, intervention plan contains 1 -2 recommendations and provides no meaningful details supporting the stated process/resources , or plagiarism (0-3 points) . Overall Presentation of Paper 3 points o Uses professionally appropriate language o APA- style format , citations, and references o Title and reference pages o Free from grammatical errors o Excellent, minor errors (3 points) o Fair , moderate errors ( partial credit, 1-2 points ) o Poor, c lear lack of editing and/ or plagiarism (0 points)