Lens on Social Justice

Please use all 3 quotes and cited from the reading. Im also attaching sample essays and also more instructions on how it should be written. Thank you in advance.
The next essay for this semester is Extended Definition, in which you will explain what a term means or which meaning is intended when a word has a number of different meanings. This is a sourced essay. Our term is social justice, and for this, in part, we will look at the details and lessons of two documentaries: “February One” and “Silent Sacrifice.” This is an essay that is part of a cooperative effort between Montgomery College and the Smithsonian Center for Museum Studies in Washington, D.C. In almost any definition essay, it usually is necessary to include a brief definition of an important term. A brief or standard definition is the kind found in a dictionary and consists of the term itself, the class to which the term belongs, and characteristics that distinguish the kind found in a dictionary. In an Extended Definition essay, you provide your readers with your personal understanding of a concept or term. you’ll submit your Rough Draft Essay and have an in-class Peer Review. Any student who does not have an essay for my required conference with you on time will lose five points for each conference date missed; the points will be deducted on the student’s Final Grade. You will be using MLA documentation for this essay, and you will source your dictionary definition and other sources, as we have discussed in class.
Subject: A LENS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AS SEEN THROUGH THE EVENTS AT THE
GREENSBORO LUNCH COUNTER, THE STORY OF THE FREEDOM RIDERS,
AND THE JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS
A Brief History of the Lunch Counter: On February 1, 1960, four black students from North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical College began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s (variety store)
lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event escalated into similar nonviolent protests
throughout the South. Six months later, the original four protestors were served lunch at the same
Woolworth’s counter. Student sit-ins would be effective throughout the Deep South in integrating
parks, swimming pools, theaters, libraries and other public facilities, raising the issues connected
with social justice to media coverage throughout the U.S. and abroad. In late 1993, the
Smithsonian Museum of American History began negotiations with Woolworth’s to obtain
four stools, a corresponding eight-foot section of counter, mirrors, a soda fountain, and a section
of the cornice, all as close to the original sit-in site as documented by photographs. The
Greensboro Lunch Counter has become one of the most famous objects in the Museum today,
and the Museum launched a number of events to highlight the 50th Anniversary of the sit-in,
beginning in early 2010.
A Brief History of the documentary “Silent Sacrifice”: Japanese internment camps were established
during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt. From 2942-1945, it was the policy of the
U.S. government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps in reaction to
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the ensuring war. These camps are now considered one of
the most atrocious violations of American civil rights in the 20th history. The order affected
the lives of about 117,000 people, the majority of whom were American citizens.
A Brief History of the documentary “Freedom Riders,” which tells the story of brave men and women of different races, different ages, and different lives who risked so much to help bring about social
justice for all in America, beginning a year after the Greensboro sit-ins.
Assignment: You will write a three-and-a half to four-and-a-half page (five maximum) page extended
definition on Social Justice, using the Greensboro Lunch Counter or any other object you
admired in the National Museum of American History as an object that tells a story,
the story of the Greensboro Four who had a profound effect in the history of social
justice for blacks that had wide ramifications in helping to make America a better country,
the story of the Freedom Riders, and also the story of the Japanese internment camps in
World War II following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
You must incorporate the history of the three to help you extend your definition of social
Justice. This also will be your personal journey with the term social justice. What did the
term mean to you when you began this semester? What does social justice mean today?
Did this experience change you in any way, positively or negatively? Did this assignment
make you curious to learn more about the Civil Rights movement in America or to visit
the National Museum of American History or other museums to learn more of our country’s
hidden history.
Readings: I have assigned several sources to highlight the events in Greensboro and
the Deep South. In your Final, you are required to use these required three sources
with in-text and Works Cited. Quotes are far more powerful, but you can paraphrase
content as long as you use in-text. You must use at least once quote or paraphrased
material from each source plus a description of an American History Museum object
you studied during our field trip and a dictionary definition in quotes.
Assigned Readings and Visual Aids include:
1. “February One.” Producer Steven Channing. The Educational Media Foundation
and the Southern Documentary Foundation. 2004. DVD. http://www(dot)februaryonedocumentary(dot)com/index.html: to be viewed
in class.
2. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: “Freedom Riders.” YouTube. Summer 2010.
www(dot)pbs(dot)org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
3. Silent Sacrifice. Co-produced by 18THIRTY entertainment and valleypbs.
Copyright 2018. https://www(dot)pbs(dot)org/video/silent-sacrifice-0marqy/
4. “social justice.” Merriam-Webster.com. 2019. https://www(dot)merriam-webster(dot)com
(2 Nov. 2019).
Purpose: In contrast to a very limited dictionary definition, your Extended Definition conveys what your understanding and experience have taught you about that concept or term. As in other essays, you should think in terms of supporting your definition, which serves as your thesis, with three or four (or more) to support your thesis. What you will be writing is an extended definition, which focuses on a specific term and discusses it in detail. The thesis of an extended definition essay often includes a brief standard definition of the term and tells why the term is worth reading about. An extended definition essay includes enough distinguishing characteristics and details so that readers can grasp the meaning of the term. Such an essay may use negation and address misconceptions. This is both an academic and personal essay, and you must use at least one quote from one of your readings or from the Smithsonian presentation.
Objectives: --to write a successful essay that includes development, drafting, revising and proofreading
--to read college-level material and summarize articles to demonstrate comprehension
--to incorporate sourcing into your essay and complete a Works Cited
--to avoid plagiarism when using the information from your readings by introducing and
citing appropriately
--to understand important patterns of thought, organization, and critical thinking
Audience: Your professor and classmates
Length: 3 ½-5 pages for Final Draft of your Extended Essay.
DATES DUE: Rough Draft: November 29th: 2 - 2 ½ pages
Second Draft: December 6: individual conferences: 3 ½ pages
Final Draft inside Portfolio: December 10: 3 ½ pages-4 ½ pages
Grading: Your grade will be based on how well you:
• Define “Social Justice” and give examples using critical thinking
• Introduce your word in an introductory paragraph that creates
interest and create a successful topic sentence
• Articulate the definition and provide solid examples to back
up the meaning, including personal experiences and insights
• Include specific details in your examples to support the thesis’
statement
• Organize your ideas—arrange paragraphs and examples in a
strong, thoughtful, logical order, and connect them with
transitional phrases, sentences, phrases, or words
• Use correct grammar and punctuation
• Correctly incorporate MLA in-text and Works Cited
Requirements for all drafts:
• must contain a dictionary definition with In-text and Work Cited, MLA format
• typed or word processed, 12-point type, double spaced, one side only, titled
• must contain all required information in upper right-hand corner and subsequent pages
• must contain enough information to assess material adequately
• must meet the minimum length for a final draft
• must be legible and written coherently
• You must use at least four sources, including “February One” and “Freedom Riders,” a dictionary definition, and use of an object/exhibit from the
National Museum of American History