Introduction
Page 358 in Chapter 14: Culture and Sustainability, of your textbook poses the question:
“What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?” (Palmer, 2020, pg. 358).
Assignment Instructions
For this assignment you will write a letter to a world leader of your choice based on the concepts you are learning in this course. The letter should be about potential solutions to global environmental challenges. In your letter be sure to include the following:
· Describe political, economic, and cultural factors you see as prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges. In other words, what is getting in the way and stopping leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?
· You will need to support your points with information from the textbook. Include in-text citations.
o Be sure to consider the political, economic, and cultural factors from a broad, anthropological perspective.
· Argue for recommended next steps for the world leader. Describe the clear next steps and keep your recommendations grounded in a broad anthropological perspective or support your recommendations from an anthropological perspective.
· The letter should be 2-to-3 pages.
· Be sure to cite any sources you used (including your textbook) with parenthetical, in-text citations.
· Use APA style formatting (7th ed.) and include an APA-style reference page as well.
· Letters must be addressed to the proper title of the world leader (i.e., “Dear Mr. President,”).
· MS Word is the only acceptable document for credit. PDF and all other formats submitted will not be graded and will result in a 0 grade.
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Rubric
Week 13 Assignment Rubric: World Leader Letter Assignment
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Week 13 Assignment Rubric: World Leader Letter Assignment |
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Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeInclusion of Factors (33.3%) Political, economic, and cultural factors which prohibit world leaders |
25 to >22.0 ptsExemplaryMeets all guidelines with no errors. 22 to >18.0 ptsAccomplishedMeets all 18 to >12.0 ptsAcceptableMeets some of the 12 to >0.0 ptsInadequateDoes not meet the guideline 0 ptsNo Submission |
25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRecommendations (33.3%) Recommendations for “next-steps” are included; responses are clear and |
25 to >22.0 ptsExemplaryMeets all guidelines with no errors. 22 to >18.0 ptsAccomplishedMeets all 18 to >12.0 ptsAcceptableMeets some of the 12 to >0.0 ptsInadequateDoes not meet the guideline 0 ptsNo Submission |
25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTextual Support (16.7%) Letter includes thorough support for points, with information from the |
12.5 to >10.0 ptsExemplaryMeets all 10 to >8.0 ptsAccomplishedMeets all 8 to >6.0 ptsAcceptableMeets some of the guidelines; 6 to >0.0 ptsInadequateDoes not meet the guideline 0 ptsNo Submission |
12.5 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA (16.7%) Assigned number of sources are included in the submission. |
12.5 to >10.0 ptsExemplaryMeets all 10 to >8.0 ptsAccomplishedMeets all guidelines; 8 to >6.0 ptsAcceptableMeets some of the guidelines; 6 to >0.0 ptsInadequateDoes not meet the guideline 0 ptsNo Submission |
12.5 pts |
Total Points: 75