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Video Response
Write a reflection in response to one of the Week 4 videos linked to on Blackboard. The reflection should be two paragraphs. The first paragraph should recap a central point or argument made in the video. The second paragraph should reflect critically on the previously outlined point and make an original/critical observation. The reflection is worth 10 points. There are three gradations: (1) 10 points will be given to assignments that reflect adequate effort and thoughtfulness; (2) 6 points will be given to assignments
Frontline Leaders
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This week you will be creating and submitting a draft of your Final Research Paper that is based on the topic you selected from the Research Paper Guidelines and from the Final Research Paper Outline from Week 2. Please be sure to review the Model Research Paper Draft and Week 3 Assignment Template to understand the expectations for the assignment this week.
The Final Research Paper Draft must contain the following components:
A title page and a references page (based upon your annotated bibliography).
An introduction that features a thesis statement that is clearly articulated and argumentative and/or analytical. Ideally, the introduction should be a single, compelling paragraph.
Diversity and Curriculum
Write a report that includes the sections listed below. Incorporate information from your stakeholder consultation in relevant sections of your report to support statements.
The Signature Assignment: Diversity Report* includes the following sections that you will complete throughout this course:
Section 1: Defining Diversity
Section 2: Diversity and Curriculum
Section 3: Week 4: Diversity and Instructional Practices
Section 4: Diversity and Classroom/School Policies and Procedures
Section 1: Defining Diversity
Provide a detailed definition of what diversity means to you. Consider general aspects of what diversity entails as well as specific elements of diversity found in educational settings.
Write a 350- to 525-word document for the defining diversity section.
Support your ideas with evidence and information from outside sources.
Submit this in Week 6 as part of your Signature Assignment: Diversity Report.
Note: Texas students must include this as an artifact to submit in a portfolio of their choice at the end of the course.
Section 2: Diversity and Curriculum
Definethe criteria you would use to evaluate diversity within your school’s curriculum.
Evaluatethe curriculum of your school based on your stated criteria.
Loss of innocence
1. Comment on the “loss of innocence” when one learns that the earth is not the center of the universe or that we are part of an evolutionary process, being close biologically to apes. (150 words)
# See section 1 (Discover)
2. “Which ideas of this time period had the greatest impact upon our present lives.” (150 words)
# See Attached documents and all sections.
Pollution of the environment
Pollution greatly affects the environment. Many policies have been proposed to control pollution. Choose two policies: pollution tax and cap and trade (tradable pollution permits). Explain how they work and present your view on which one works best for the United States in three or four pages. You can use any sources but make sure to identify it and write in your own words. Direct copying is a plagiarism.