Help im timed Assignment Information
Purpose: Create a blog about a social issue in your community.
Summary: In this assignment, you will choose an issue you have read about in this
course. You will create a multimedia blog that addresses the issue and makes a
strong argument. Your blog will include a blog title, a post title, an argument, and
multimedia components that support the argument and get readers to participate.
Assignment Prompt
Choose a social issue based on the texts that you have read in this course. Create a
blog that expresses what your social issue is, why it is important to you, and why you
would like people to get involved in the issue. Use strong multimedia elements that
support your viewpoint and encourage readers to interact with the post.
Assignment Instructions
Step 1: Research a social issue.
a) Choose a social issue to research.
b) Develop your viewpoint on the issue by brainstorming what opinions or beliefs
you hold about the issue.
c) Next, create a list of questions you need answered in order to write a strong
argument in support of your viewpoint.
d) Share your viewpoint and questions with a peer or adult. Ask if he or she has
ideas for additional questions you should ask or how you might find answers
to the questions you created.
e) Begin researching to find answers to your most basic questions. Take notes
on facts and statistics related to your topic. Once you have answered the
basic questions, write a brief plan for researching your more difficult
questions. Include the order in which you will research them and which