Analysis and Synthesis of Capitol Riot Coverage via Multiple Points of View
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Assignment: Identify and synthesize who, what, when, where and why of the January 6 Capitol
Riots from the conservative POV, the liberal POV and a designated foreign POV of your choice.
Provide an overview of the events of the day, a compare and contrast analysis of the events and a
conclusion that reveals and details your personal POV on the fallout of the events of this
unprecedented attack on the “People’s House” by citizens of the United States.
Audience: Your fellow UH students. Help them better understand why you support the proTrump forces or President Biden by summarizing the liberal, conservative and foreign stances on
Capitol Riots of January 6.
Rationale: Accurately and respectfully synthesizing a range of views is a large part of working
with complex ideas. Identifying your own position in relation to others’ ideas marks you as a
discerning thinker and writer.
Requirements: Essay | 2 pages, Single spaced
Capitol Riot Essay Outline
Introduction
a) Unbiased Overview of the Capitol Riot – Just the facts: Who? What? When? Where?
Body Summarize the Alt-Right, Alt-Left and your choice of Centrist and/or Foreign Points of View. You may not agree with any of these stances but it’s important to understand the totality of media coverage of the event before drawing your own conclusions.
- Alt Right POV – summary
- Alt Left POV – summary
- Your Choice of Centrist or Foreign POV – summary
Conclusion
- Your personal POV – summary
