Globalization Homework

As a term-length exercise, the Global Citizenship Project will allow students to become engaged in active citizenship. As part of the nine-week journey, it is important for students not only to understand the history of citizenship, appreciate the different interpretations of citizenship, and develop a definition of citizenship, but also to do citizenship . . .in a global setting. How can active, participatory citizenship reduce the negative impact of globalization and enhance the positive aspects of living in an ever-flattening world? How does one do citizenship globally? How does one become civically engaged globally? Students will identify a topic important to themselves as individuals, to their family, or to their community and involve themselves in the global community, however they define it, and attempt to bring about change through a project or policy of global civic engagement.

The topic approval and the final paper will be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins, properly formatted by using APA or MLA, and be a minimum of one page for the approval milestone and a minimum of five pages for the final paper. A minimum of three sources (books, articles, etc) must be used, and the paper must include in-text citations and quotes. Students may use MLA or APA formats. Please see the writing lab if you need help constructing your essay. On the last day of class, students will prepare a three-minute presentation that gives an overview of their project. All milestones must be a typed.

Project Timeline

Introduce the Citizenship Project

Ponder Topics for the Citizenship Project

Submit a specific, timely and important issue or topic for approval. In addition, describe HOW you plan to turn your topic into action. In other words, are you going to: write letters? Emails? Phone calls? Attend a meeting? Organize a rally? Raise money? If so, how? Submit sources, background on the issue, expert points-of-view, or obstacles, and your argument or angle. This is your thesis. Formalize and crystallize your topic, but know it is a work in progress that will and should change over time. Have a direction, but be flexible.