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Ethnic Clustering in Your Community

In Chapter 7, you learned about ethnic clustering. You will apply this knowledge to your own community (city, town, small town, etc.)

In this assignment, you will investigate ethnic clustering in your community.

If you live in a very small town, or rural area, where ethnic clustering doesn’t occur, visit a bigger place ,such as Cincinnati, OH, or any other place of a similar size. Look for the signs of ethnic clustering. Describe your observations.

Please describe the Cincinnati！！

In your description, address the following questions:

  1. Where did you go? Which ethnic, cultural group is dominant there?
  2. Have you found ethnic clustering?
  3. Why do you think most of the people in this area migrated to the United States? What do you think are the push/pull factors?
  4. What landscape elements do you think give this area a distinctive appearance from surrounding areas? Be specific—describe buildings, architecture, spatial arrangement, clothing, types of stores, food, and music that you encounter.



Module 6: Ethnic Clustering Grading Rubric

Thesis Statement

Virtually all effective writing (academic papers, letters to editors, blog posts, etc.) presents, early on, a clear, concise, summary of the argument that will follow. This has to be more than just a summary of what the author will cover, to telling us exactly what they will say. It should, by definition, reflect the original ideas of the author. At the same time, it must be relevant to the assignment or topic of discussion: the context of the writing and its presumed audience.
5.0

Thesis statement is strong and relevant, and perfectly communicates an original idea that frames the rest of the writing

 3.0

Thesis statement is present in the introduction, and generally both on-topic and clear. 3 points

 0.0

No obvious a thesis statement, or that is vague and off-topic

5.0

Organization

Basic principles of good organization:

1. each paragraph has one, and only one, clear topic statement that supports the thesis statement
2. topic statements/paragraphs are organized into a sequence that logically builds the argument articulated in the thesis statement
3. content includes smooth, clear, and logical transition among topic statements
5.0

Organization strongly supports argument/thesis statement, without any significant gaps or diversions

 3.0

Organization generally supports argument/thesis statement. 3 points

 0.0

Organization is confusing and doesn’t support argument/thesis statement

5.0

Evidance

Strong arguments are supported by a logical sequence of claims, which are supported by strong, reliable, and relevant evidence. Includes:

are the sources reliable, and properly attributed/cited?
does the author consider potential evidence that may challenge their claims?
is the evidence appropriately integrated? For example, while sometime quoting is an effective way to integrate evidence, often paraphrasing is better.
5.0

Evidence very strongly supports author’s claim, and gives very high confidence they’ve considered the full range of issues of relevance to the topic

 3.0

Generally includes properly cited proper and reliable evidence in such a way that claims appears reasonable

 0.0

Does not include evidence, or evidence is unreliable or off-topic, so doesn’t support claims made

5.0

Grammar
5.0

Writing strongly clear and consistently communicates author’s ideas

 3.0

Writing generally clear and communicates author’s ideas

 0.0

Writing severely compromises the clarity of the ideas presented. 0 points

5.0

20.0