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Digital Media and Citizenship
COM 380 – Spring 2024
Prof. Mohamed El Marzouki
Midterm Paper:
Assignment Description
This assignment is designed to give students a space to reflect on the discussions and ideas we
have been covering in class thus far through a case study. The class has discussed different
approaches to defining and implementing the idea of citizenship and role of digital media
technologies in this process. For this assignment, I want you to choose a particular organization,
group, event, hashtag or movement that you will study through the critical, conceptual lens of
digital media and citizenship offered in class discussions and readings.
Every student will write a five-page report on how an activist group or civic organization uses
digital media technologies in their struggle for equality, justice, citizenship and/or rights. In
addition to describing the organization’s use of digital media for civic engagement, the paper will
also evaluate and critique such use in light of the concepts and arguments discussed in class or in
the course readings. The report will offer a case study of digital media use for civic and political
engagement. Read this example for inspiration: https://goo.gl/pjgfSg
Steps:
1. Identify. To build your case study, your first task will be to identify a group or an organization
that advocates for or works on an issue that is meaningful to you. Once you identify the group/
organization, start reading around their activities and their missions through primary and
secondary sources.
2. Examine. Your second step is to examine and document the group/organization’s media
presence and outreach. What media platforms does your organization use? How do they use it?
How is their media use structured/organized? For what purposes are digital media technologies
employed? What frameworks, editorial lines or perspectives seem to permeate their media use?
Are there specific patterns in media engagement/use?
3. Construct. After you have thoroughly researched the media presence of your organization/
group and how they are covered (written about) in academic and non-academic sources, begin
summarizing the main points, ideas, and/or argument from each source. Always attach a source
to each summary to facilitate referencing when you are writing the full paper. As you prepare
your summaries, think actively and thoughtfully about how they relate to some of the keywords,
concepts and ideas discussed in class and in the course readings and in other academic sources
that you have identified.
4. Write. Your paper should be clearly structured into three parts (introduction, body,
conclusion). Your introduction will have a strong attention grabber linked to a statement of the
significance of studying/analyzing the organization/group you have selected (i.e. so what? why
should the world care about your topic?). Your introduction should also have a strong and clearly
articulated thesis statement. The last element of your introduction is a preview statement that
outlines how the paper/argument will proceed after the introduction.
The body of the paper will supply background/contextual information about the organization/
group/movement that the paper focuses on. The body should then transition to a robust analysis
section that summarizes and analyses the role of digital media technologies in facilitating/
enabling the struggles and/or work of the group you have chosen to work on. The analysis
section must make connection to conceptual tools/frameworks from the course reading material
and from other academic and non-academic sources. While it should advance and support your
thesis statement, the analysis section must address such questions as, what definition(s) of
citizenship best fit the work of my case study? Which particular concepts and or dimensions of
citizenship help make sense of my case study? How does this group use digital media
technologies? What do media technologies allow this group to do-that perhaps they could not do
before?
Within the body, you may choose from three basic patterns of organization:
•
Write all the summary paragraphs first, followed by an analysis section;
•
Alternate between summary and analysis paragraphs so that each summary paragraph is
followed an analysis paragraph
•
Combine summary and analysis of in each single paragraph of the body.
Your conclusion will reiterate the main thrust of the paper and summarize the major takeaways
from the analysis portion. A creative clincher should provide a sense of closure and
psychological unity to the paper.
Deadline and Format:
Here is a list of my required deadline and formatting expectations:
• Due date: February 29 by 11 am, MS Word attachment on Blackboard.
• Your MS Word file must be named in this format: LastName_COM380_MidtermPaper
• Append the Grading Rubric table to your paper in Landscape Orientation.
• Length, 5 double-spaced pages (1,500 – 2,000 words) excluding bibliography. Please do
not put extra spaces in between paragraphs.
• Cover page with instructor name, course number, and your name
• Include page numbers; One-inch margins; Time New Roman 12 pt. type
• Bibliography (APA format, with all information complete) with eight to ten sources (a
mix of academic and news sources). Take the opportunity to do new reading and expand
the scope of your paper.
X
Introduc on/ topic
Iden ca on
……. /20
Body/Analysis
……. /40
Conclusion
……. /20
Wri ng/Organiza on
……. /10
Mechanics
……. /10
Excellent
Good
Sa sfactory
Unsa sfactory
Introduc on is engaging and
though ul. The focus group/
organiza on of the paper is
clearly iden ed. The
introduc on has a clear outline
and argument for the rest of the
paper.
The group/organiza on is
introduced and iden ed.
The introduc on has an
outline for the paper and
argument is stated.
The group/organiza on is
introduced and iden ed.
However, the introduc on does
not provide a clear outline for
the paper and the argument
needs more detail.
Introduc on and iden ca on
of topic group/organiza on are
muddied and unclear. There is
li le to no outline for the paper
and argument is not clear.
The body of the paper includes
relevant background informa on
including important ac vi es,
missions, and goals of the group/
organiza on. The body also
includes signi cant media analysis
and though ul implica ons
pertaining to the concept of
ci zenship.
The analysis skillfully employs
conceptual tools/frameworks
from the course reading material
and from other academic and
non-academic sources.
The body includes a
background on the
organiza on and
examina on of the group/
organiza on’s media
presence is clear.
Implica ons for ci zenship
are discussed.
The analysis sec on makes
connec on to conceptual
tools/frameworks from the
course reading material and
from other academic and
non-academic sources.
The body includes some
background and examina on of
the group/organiza on’s media
presence but is lacking in scope
and needs more detail in
implica ons for ci zenship.
The analysis sec on makes
some connec on to the
conceptual tools/frameworks
from some of the course
reading material and from
other academic and nonacademic sources.
The body contains li le
background on the group/
organiza on and scan ly
examines the media presence
of the group/organiza on and
needs clari ca on. There is
li le to no men on of
implica ons for ci zenship.
The analysis sec on makes
minimal connec on to some of
the conceptual tools/
frameworks from the course
reading material and from
other academic and nonacademic sources.
The conclusion of the paper
though ully asserts the paper’s
argument using major takeaways
from the body of the paper.
The conclusion states the
argument of the paper and
includes takeaways from
the body of the paper.
The conclusion lightly asserts
the argument of the paper but
needs more detail from the
body of the paper.
The conclusion does not
e ec vely assert the paper’s
argument and needs to include
more detail from body of the
paper.
Paper is very well-organized,
coherent and logical.
Wri ng is smooth, skillful, and
coherent. Sentences are strong
and expressive with varied
structure.
Dic on is consistent and words
are well chosen.
Paper is organized and
logical.
Wri ng is clear and
sentences have varied
structure, dic on is
consistent.
Paper is somewhat organized.
Wri ng is clear, but
could use a li le more sentence
variety to make the wri ng
more interes ng.
Paper is not organized
e ec vely.
Wri ng is confusing and hard to
follow. Contains fragments and/
or run-on sentences.
Punctua on, spelling,
capitaliza on, and forma ng of
paper are all correct. Bibliography
is forma ed correctly. Cover page
is forma ed correctly.
Paper contains a couple
(1-2) punctua on, spelling,
capitaliza on, or forma ng
errors. Bibliography has a
couple of errors. Cover page
included.
Paper contains several (3-4)
punctua on, spelling,
capitaliza on, or forma ng
errors. Bibliography has several
errors. Cover page included.
Paper contains a distrac ng
amount of punctua on,
spelling, capitaliza on, or
forma ng errors. Bibliography
has many errors. No cover
page.
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Ci zenship Paper: Grading Rubric
Comments
Introduc on/Topic Iden
ca on__________
Posi ve Comments: __________________________________
Body/Examina on __________
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Conclusion/Summary ___________
_____________________________________________________
Write/Organiza on___________
Mechanics ______________
What needs work: ____________________________________
Total Points: _________/100 Points
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