Description
Write two paragraphs explaining the sociological imagination. Assume your reader is completely unfamiliar with the concept (they are relying solely on your explanation; they’ve never read The Sociological Imagination or heard anyone talk about it before).
Here are the requirements:
• Write two paragraphs, using the principles discussed in Module Three
• Clearly/accurately explain the sociological imagination
• Include a distinct point in each paragraph (there should be a clear reason that the explanation is split into two paragraphs)
• Integrate at least one quote from “The Promise,” using the principles of integration and ASA citations discussed in this module
• It’s fine to re-use sentences or paragraphs from your Sociological Imagination Summary assignment, but if you do this, make sure you’ve revised them to reflect the principles of paragraphing, integration, and citations we’ve covered, as well as the feedback you received on that assignment
• Don’t forget to include your word count at the top
Learning Objectives
This assignment is designed to advance the following learning objectives:
Module-specific Student Learning Objectives
• Correctly describe and apply the ideas from a classic sociological text
• Clearly and accurately summarize others’ work
• Identify and apply standards for ethical use of others’ work (citations and references)
• Identify and apply the sociological standards for formatting of citations and references (ASA rules)
• Apply strategies for effective paragraph structure and development
• Apply strategies for integrating quotes in a manner that is grammatically correct and fluid
Course-level Student Learning Objectives
• Produce discipline-specific written work that demonstrates upper-division proficiency in language use, grammar, and clarity of expression
• Explain, analyze, develop, and criticize ideas effectively, including ideas encountered in multiple readings and expressed in different forms of discourse
• Organize and develop essays and documents according to appropriate editorial and citation standards
