Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement

Posted on by Leakey

Background
By now, everyone around the world has heard of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement or have participated in it. Black Lives Matter is a current social movement impacting our families, communities, cities, and the world. But, this is not the only movement that’s occurring worldwide or has happened in the past from which we still benefit. It is your turn to join a movement by investigating it through secondary research.
What is a Social Movement?
“Social movements are broad alliances of people who are connected through their shared interest in social change. Social movements can advocate for a particular social change, but they can also organize to oppose a social change that is being advocated by another entity. These movements do not have to be formally organized to be considered social movements. Different alliances can work separately for common causes and still be considered a social movement.” Read What is a Social Movement?
Your Task
Your analytical research essay will begin with a question in mind for which you do not have the answer or take a stance. In your research, you will gather information and then make a claim about a social movement (current or past). For example, a question about BLM could be, Have Blacks benefitted from the Black Lives Matter movement thus far? The answer to your question is your thesis and will drive the content of your research. Many researchers do not come to a conclusion about their topic until they’ve completed the research and drafted the essay because, through research and writing, you are still uncovering answers.
• Research a social movement that you are curious about. You may opt to steer away from a movement where you have a definite opinion or first-hand experience as this is an objective essay that shouldn’t contain emotional appeals or opinions.
• Conduct research, collecting, at a minimum of 10 sources, about and/or in response to the movement (this will go on your Annotated Bibliography and your Works Cited).
• Write an essay of, at minimum 1,500 words, informing your audience of the purpose, the status, the details, the outcome(s), etc. of your chosen social movement.
• Your essay should contain a thesis either in the introduction or in the conclusion about the movement.
• In addition to addressing the typical journalist questions – who, what, where, when, why, and how, you should also address the 5 elements of an argument essay: Problem, solution, evidence, refutation, and conclusion.
• Choose one of the provided movements listed below, or choose your own. The movement must be well-documented with evidence.
• Your essay must include strong evidence as supported through research, reading, and analysis. Claims and information presented in your essay must be supported by research/evidence.
• Your essay is primarily an objective point of view; therefore, it should not include your opinion or personal experience.
Criteria for Success

  1. One movement has been sufficiently explored, researched, and analyzed answering and addressing the 5 W’s of journalism (who, what, when, why, where, how).
  2. The essay contains the 5 structural elements of an argumentative essay: The problem(s), solution(s), evidence, refutation, and a conclusion.
  3. Details are proven by evidence from a variety of valid, current, and scholarly sources.
  4. 8-10 quotes and paraphrases have been synthesized, integrated, and MLA formatted; Gather at least 10 different sources; research the opposition to the movement, too.
  5. Research is presented in a clear and organized structure.
  6. Various points of view of the movement (those for it and those against it) have been researched thoroughly and incorporated.
  7. The essay is written with an objective point of view (free from personal opinions and emotional appeals).
  8. Your writing is confident, informative, and concise.
  9. The essay contains college-level vocabulary; no sentence fragments, or run-together sentences.
  10. The introduction compels the audience to continue reading.
  11. The conclusion thoughtfully addresses the “So What?” and ties back to the thesis leaving readers with something interesting to consider or act.
  12. The thesis is located in the introduction or the conclusion and is underlined.
  13. PIE paragraphs support the thesis. (Don’t forget transitions!)
  14. MLA formatting: heading, header, title, double-spaced, 12-point standard font
  15. An MLA formatted Works Cited.
  16. At a minimum, 1,500 meaningful words, 2,000 max (Not including the works cited page).
    Social Movements (partial list – you may select your own, you do not have to choose from this list)
  17. Black Lives Matter (2013 – present) https://blacklivesmatter.com/ (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  18. The Occupy Movement (2011- 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  19. Act Up (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_UP (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  20. Counter Culture (1960’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  21. LGBT (1970’s – Present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_movements_in_the_United_States (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  22. Women’s Liberation (1960’s-1980’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_liberation_movement (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  23. Black Arts Movement (1960’s – 1970’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arts_Movement (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  24. Chicano Movemente (1960’s – 1970’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Movement (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  25. Asian American Movement (1960’s – 1970’s) https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-21 (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  26. The Farm Workers Movement (1941- 1964)https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-farmworkers-movement/ (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  27. The Harlem Renaissance (1920’s-1930’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  28. Muckraker (1890’s-1920’s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckraker (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  29. Hong Kong’s https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49317695 (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  30. Sects and Citizens in Lebanon and Iraq https://carnegie-mec.org/2017/06/30/summer-of-our-discontent-sects-and-citizens-in-lebanon-and-iraq-pub-71396 (Connexions vers un site externe.)
  31. Chiliean Social Outbreak (2019-2020) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Chilean_protests

This question has been answered.

Get Answer