. Define the key problem or civic issue for study;

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Final Project: Civic Issue Research Paper
Civic Issue Research Paper and Project Proposal (5 pages, single-spaced: 2,000 to 2,500 words): The project proposal asks students to think about how they will use their own power as good citizens to identify ways they might act to address an issue in their community. Students will prepare a paper that clearly defines and frames a key policy or civic issue that impacts a community close to them and outlines a proposed project that works to address the issue. Students should explore the notions of power using Eric Liu and Vaclav Havel readings. The final project will be created in part through the completion of a Project Workbook outlined below.
Assignment 5: Project Proposal
Final Paper and Project Proposal:
Civic Issue Research Paper and Project Proposal (5 pages, single-spaced: 2,000 to 2,500 words): The project proposal asks students to think about how they will use their own power as good citizens to identify ways they might act to address an issue in their community. Students will prepare a paper that clearly defines and frames a key policy or civic issue that impacts a community close to them and outlines a proposed project that works to address the issue. Students should explore the notions of power using Eric Liu and Vaclav Havel readings. The final project will be created in part through the completion of a Project Workbook outlined below.

Final papers should:
1. Define the key problem or civic issue for study;
2. Explain why this problem or civic issue requires civic action;
3. Identify what entities are currently addressing the issue and what actions are working and which are not sufficient;
4. What is the project and strategy being proposed to address the issue;
5. What evidence can support the basis for the proposed action?

Students should have at least five academic/policy sources that include comparative data on the issue or similar issues.

The grading rubric will incorporate the following:
Identified a problem and the underlying causes of the problem/challenge within a particular community.
Situated that problem in broader research including comparative data.
Identified a clear civic response and proposed project addressing the issue.
Identified key community stakeholders and the roles they play.
Outlined a project with clear goals and potential outcomes.
Offered comparative examples of programs or projects that are working to address the issue.
Comparative data or evidence to support the proposed project.
Used five sources (beyond popular newspapers/magazines)

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