Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis.

A. It is important to draw from a diverse pool of perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.

B. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your work.

C. You will be evaluated on both criteria.

2. Describe a social, cultural, or global event where a technology plays a significant role. Include information such as how the event originated and what it is about.

A. What main points should you include about your event? How did your event start? What other details are needed to ensure a thorough description?

3. Describe the technology significant to this event. Include information such as what the technology does and how it might help influence change.

A. Be sure to include any unexpected ways that the technology influenced the event.

4. Assess the societal or cultural influences of the technology involved in the event.

A. What stories clearly illustrate how the technology has impacted the lives and experiences of people involved in the social, cultural, or global event?

5. Explain your choice of one general education interdisciplinary lens for analyzing the technology and its role in the event.

A. What made you choose one lens over the others? Was it an easy decision? Why or why not?

6. Construct a thesis statement that combines your event, the technology, the societal or cultural influences, and choice of general education interdisciplinary lens.

A. Your thesis statement should clearly and concisely state the relationships between your event, technology, societal or cultural differences, and lens. It acts as a hypothesis proposing how these elements will work together during your critical analysis.