For this assignment, you are asked to choose EITHER Nancy Cantor's article "Affirmative Action and Higher Education" OR Ward Connerly's "On the Road to Equal Rights."

Directions:

Read your chosen article carefully and then attempt to answer the following: Does the author demonstrate critical thinking as it is described in the class materials? Why or why not? Make sure to support your answer with specific references both to the class materials as well as to the article, using appropriate APA citation.

PLEASE NOTE: This assignment is not asking neither for a summary of the articles NOR your perspective on affirmative action. Instead, in this assignment and many others, you will be doing an analysis of a particular article using the ideas and criteria specified by the assignment.

Criteria for Success:

These assignments are designed to give you an opportunity to practice as well as demonstrate the fundamental skills a critical thinker needs. It is not enough to simply meet the minimum word requirement. In order to excel in this assignment, you should

1. Knowledgeably employ the terms and ideas in the class materials and apply them to your given topic.

2. Skillfully and specifically analyze your given object of investigation.

3. Connect to your own experience and the world around you

Assignment Expectations:

For this assignment, you should not need to consult or utilize any outside sources. If you feel compelled to make reference to outside sources or other people's words or ideas, you need to cite them using APA citation, or you may be committing plagiarism. (Please see APA information provided by your library, or contact either me or the librarian if you need clarification on APA citation).

Your assignment should be a minimum of 500 words (not including headers, references or other items not part of the main assignment text) and should be formatted according to APA specifications.