TOPIC: ABORTION
For this final project, worth a total of 100 points towards your final course grade, you are required to
either 1) attend an in-person or virtual activity or 2) watch a film or documentary related to American
politics; then write a report. Either choice (activity or film) is acceptable, so long as it is related to U.S.
politics, a topic that has been discussed in some way during the course, and your instructor approves
it.
Here are some examples of projects that would be approved:
A. Attend a speech/panel/presentation related to a topic in our class. For example, Broward
College hosts gubernatorial debates each year a new Florida Governor is elected.
B. Watch a documentary, televised political debate, or movie related to a topic in our class. Some
examples include "The Abortion Divide" (free on PBS) or “Reversing Roe” on Netflix. Netflix
(subscription service required, although there is a 30-day free trial) has a lot of excellent
documentaries on many different topics that we cover in this course.
C. Partake in a local election event of a party or political candidate running for
Congress/Governor/President.
D. Partake in an event related to an interest group, such as Black Lives Matter, Environmental
Protection advocates, Pro-Life/Pro-Choice advocates, etc.
Based on your selection, write a 750-1,000 words report that includes the following three sections:
1. A summary of the activity or documentary,
2. Examples of how it related to this class (including page citations and 2-3 quotations from the
text), and
3. A concluding paragraph about what you learned.
This assignment is worth 100 points, so it carries a substantive weight of about 20% of your final
grade. Keep the following guidelines in mind to avoid having points deducted from your work:
Category Guidelines
Activity Choice The activity or documentary selected is on a topic that we learned about in our course on U.S.
politics. The instructor must provide approval. (Worth 5 points – pass/fail)
Minimum Word
Count No fewer than 750 words
Maximum Word
Count No more than 1,000 words
Format
1” margins
12 pt. Times New Roman Font (or Palatino Linotype)
Double-spaced (no extra spaces between paragraphs)
Summarizing,
Quoting, or
Paraphrasing
In the first part of the project, you should use your own words to summarize your experience.
When citing and quoting the text in the second part of the project, you must give proper credit to
your source(s). Visit Purdue OWL: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing for instructions on
how to do this properly. Referencing someone else’s work also requires that you select a citation
format – APA, MLA, or Chicago – and use that format consistently throughout your report.
Final Report
Submit the final project in the corresponding Assignments dropbox. The report will be run
through Turnitin, a plagiarism detection software. Visit the Academic Honesty section of the
syllabus for our plagiarism policy. Your work must be a product of your own efforts. It cannot be
identical or similar to another student’s paper. (Worth 95 points)
