Comparing Food Markets Part 2 Writing the Report

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Assemble final written report (Approximately 1200-1500 words)

Before you sit down to write your paper, you may first want to
spend some time pondering what you think we can learn sociologically
about our local community — and the way it is impacted by globalization
— from this comparison of these different grocery in our region.

In this final report you will be assembling information from the
previous three steps of the assignment into a single, narrative
description of your research project. The report should begin with a
summary section where you describe what you observed and identify the
ways that the two food markets are both similar and different from one
another. In the next section you should interpret your
observations and try to link your observations to relevant sociological
concepts that we have learned about throughout the course.

Your final report should be labeled and organized in the following format:

  • Summary: Provide a detailed description of each
    location referencing the guiding questions provided in Step 2 of the
    assignment. Use your field notes to support your descriptions. Limit
    this section to observable phenomena – things that you saw during your
    visit.
  • Social/Neighborhood Context: For each location
    provide information about the social context. Where is this store
    located? Who does it serve? Use the data/information you gathered in
    Step 3 of this assignment to describe important aspects of the
    surrounding neighborhood and its inhabitants, i.e., their racial/ethnic
    breakdown, the foreign-born population, the median annual income, etc.

Rubric

Food market comparison rubric

Food market comparison rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Field notes
Evidence that student followed instructions and took detailed field notes following observations in the two markets.
10.0
pts

Field notes are attached and show solid detailed descriptions of observations.

 8.0
pts

Field notes are attached. These deserves more elaboration, may be little more than bullet points.

 6.0
pts

Some evidence that field notes were taken. But these are not attached or explicitly referenced in the paper.

 0.0
pts

No evidence that field notes were taken.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Summary
Detailed description and summary of observations in the two markets.
20.0
pts

Detailed
summary of observation from both markets. Addresses various aspects of
the observations, from physical layout of the store and products
displayed to the cars in the parking lot.

 16.0
pts

Contains
solid summary of observations, but this may be lacking in detail or
focus on only a few of the relevant aspects of the stores.

 12.0
pts

Does summarize the observations, but is severely limited, lacking in real details, and/or missing crucial elements.

 0.0
pts

Summary is (nearly) non-existent.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Interpretation
Student strives to interpret what s/he saw in the two stores AND uses sociological concepts to do so.
20.0
pts

Student
provides solid, even creative, interpretation of her/his observation.
Well-chosen concepts learned this semester are used to make sense of
observations.

 16.0
pts

Decent
interpretation is provided. May use some sociological concepts, but
these may not be the most appropriate or useful to make sense of
observations.

 12.0
pts

Interpretation
is provided, but this is very limited. May not even draw upon
meaningful sociological concepts learned this semester.

 0.0
pts

Interpretation is severely lacking or missing entirely.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Social context

20.0
pts

Makes some
effort to describe/discuss the social context by drawing upon relevant
data from Census Bureau, Racial Dot Map, or similar source.

 10.0
pts

Tries to describe the social context to understand the area, but does not use relevant data from reputable sources.

 0.0
pts

No discussion of social context.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Conclusion

10.0
pts

Offers a strong conclusion and links this to the evidence and observations presented in the paper.

 7.0
pts

Decent conclusion provided, but may not link directly to evidence or observations

 0.0
pts

No conclusion provided.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing mechanics and style

10.0
pts

Clear communication with few if any grammatical or mechanical errors.

 8.0
pts

May contain some writing errors but these do not impede successful communication.

 6.0
pts

Contains significant writing problems that make it difficult to comprehend the writer’s point of view or arguments.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Citation practices

10.0
pts

Correctly cites sources using ASA style.

 5.0
pts

Makes some effort to cite sources, but does not accurately use ASA style

 0.0
pts

Needed citations are absent

10.0 pts

Total Points:
100.0

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