Directions
To develop as an active citizen, you will write an Advocacy Action Plan that investigates and outlines the historical foundations of an American social movement or interest group of your choosing. This social movement or interest group should be related to one or more of these themes: sustainability, social justice, and/or civic responsibility. You will explain the strategies that your chosen social movement or interest group has used to initiate social change and to work through the steps necessary to advocate for continued change as new issues arise. Use evidence from at least four sources from the Shapiro Library that represent diverse perspectives to support your points.
Specifically, you must address the following:
Part One: Investigation
In this section, you will investigate an existing social movement or interest group initiated by citizens to promote social change. You will also examine the rights and duties of an active citizen and how these rights and duties have impacted the movement or group you have chosen to research. Use evidence from a variety of sources and perspectives to support your points.
Describe the history of the social movement or interest group that has been initiated to promote social change.
Describe the rights and duties of an active citizen in relation to your chosen movement or interest group.
Analyze the implications of exercising different rights and duties in relation to your chosen movement or interest group. Consider the following:
What implications should a citizen consider before taking action for social change?
What effects have occurred as a result of actions taken by active citizens in this movement or group?
Describe the impact of social conditions on an active citizen’s ability to exercise their rights and duties as they relate to your chosen movement or interest group.
Explain the impact bias can have on misinformation and disinformation when researching the rights and duties of an active citizen in relation to your chosen movement or interest group. Consider the following:
What role does confirmation bias play in the development of your research on your chosen movement or interest group?
Explain how individual morals and values impact the behavior of an active citizen as it relates to your chosen movement or interest group.
Part Two: Effects on Change
In this section, you will examine the effects on change by describing the impact culture can have on a movement or an interest group and look at various influences on civil social discourse related to your chosen social movement or interest group. Use evidence from a variety of sources and perspectives to support your points.
Describe the impact of culture on perceptions of your chosen movement or interest group.
Analyze how persuasive strategies can be used by your movement or group to influence civil social discourse.
Assess the impact personal biases and assumptions can have on civil social discourse as it relates to your movement or group.
Describe the role of group consensus on civil social discourse as it relates to your chosen movement or interest group. Consider the following:
What are the impacts of group consensus on civil social discourse?
How does cultural awareness play a key role in group consensus?
How can the mode of communication play a role in group consensus?
Part Three: Advocacy
In this section, you will advocate for social change that would address inequitable conditions present in a community related to the social movement or interest group you have chosen. Use evidence from a variety of sources and perspectives to support your points.
Recommend actions for social change to address inequitable conditions within a community or communities impacted by your chosen movement or interest group.
Assess the impact of your recommendations for social change. Consider the following as they relate to your chosen movement or interest group:
What are the results you hope to achieve?
What impact would your recommendations have on the people affected by the issue?
Analyze the legal or ethical implications of actions that may occur when promoting social change related to your chosen movement or interest group.
Defend your position for social change that addresses inequitable conditions within a community impacted by your chosen movement or interest group.
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Advocacy Action Plan
Submit your Advocacy Action Plan as a 10- to 12-page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Use at least four sources from the Shapiro Library that represent diverse perspectives to support your paper. Follow APA citation guidelines when citing sources both throughout and at the end of your paper.
