Newspaper Article Policy
Open News Item Assignment can be related to a policy in any area. Concentration News Item Assignment will be a policy related to your concentration area (H/MH or CYF).
Write a paper, 2 – 3 pages, in APA format based on a current policy issue read in a recent news article – published no more than one week in advance of the date due. Rationale/Competency:
This assignment contributes to you achieving Competency
This short paper will help you become more aware that you hear about policy (or needed policies) all the time, maybe without even knowing it, 2) give you a basic level of policy analysis, and 3) through discussion in class (or on discussion board online), will emphasize the collaborative nature of policy practice. Also, these papers may help you identify a policy area for your policy brief or policy analysis assignments.
Grading Rubric
Grade based on clarity and thoroughness of description of :
1) identify the social welfare policy discussed in the article (1 point);
2) identify the problem the policy seeks to address (1 point);
3) brief summary of the article (3 points)
3) discuss the policy issue using the Jansson Ideologies reading to describe where the policy falls ideologically with a minimum of 2 relevant values (3 points)
4) how the policy helps or does not support economic and social justice (2 point). For more information on Newspaper Article Policy check out : https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Newspaper-Article
