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PAF 101—MODULE 1 GRADE SHEET
Name:
 * BASED ON CHAPTER 1**

Group #: __MAXIMUM__ __YOUR__ __EXERCISE__ __POINTS__ __SCORE__

1.1 10

__1.2 20__

1.3 17

__1.4 18__

1.5 10

Subtotal for Paper __75__

Points Deducted: Late Paper _ Writing _ Organization _ Participation _ Skills Assessment _

__Total Points Deducted:__

__Extra Credit Points:__ __Competition__ _ __Speakers__ _

Total Extra Credit Points__:__

__Total for Paper__ 75

Total for TPE __50__

=** TOTAL GRADE **=

__(Fall 2011)__
 * MODULE ONE** 125 __#__

__Consider the Formatting & Grammar Guidelines, under the Module tab on the course website, to be part of the directions for this and all modules.**__

__Exercise 1.1: Societal Problem and Societal Categories__ __Your Total Score:__ (Maximum: 10 points)

A. Define the term “societal problem” by quoting a full sentence directly from the //Maxwell Manual//. (2 points) Part A score: According to the Maxwell Manuel, a societal problem is "when some aspect of our society,or as we would call it, "a societal condition", fails to meet one or more of the six goals".
 * **Place quote:**

B. Choose **one** of the following societal categories: Crime, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Jobs and Economic Development, or Poverty. Find, reference, and attach the first page of a newspaper article from a print or electronic source that discusses some aspect of the societal category. Attach the first page of the article behind the entire 1.1 exercise. In a paragraph of no more than 200 words, explain your interest in the societal category and quote one full and relevant sentence from the article. (8 points) Part B score: _

[|http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2011/][|08/2011-0916-intersex-fish-drug-plant/]
 * **Write the societal category you choose, exactly as it is stated in the Part B directions:**
 * **Write a paragraph of no more than 200 words explaining why you are interested in that societal category (including newspaper article quote). Start your answer on the next line**
 * I am interested in the environmental category for many reasons besides the fact that I'm taking the class. I am chose this category because I am curious to know what impacts the environment and what impacts us. I learned in the article i read that fish had mixed gender traits if they lived downstream from a pharmicutical plant. I wondered what chemicals in Pharmicuticals influenced the biological make-up of a living thing.

Exercise 1.2: Identifying Public Policy Your Total Score: __(Maximum: 20 points)__

__A. Define the term “public policy” by quoting directly from the //Maxwell Manual//.__ __(2 points)__ __Part A score:__ ___

"A public policy is an actual or proposed government action intended to deal with a societal problem".
 * **Place quote:**

B. Describe and reference (using any print or electronic newspaper) a legislative, administrative, and judicial action that relates to some aspect of your societal category. Attach the first page of each article(s) used and write the exercise number on the top of the page. Articles may be used more than once at any point during this module. If an article is used more than once, place it behind the entire exercise where it is first used and write what exercises they apply to. (9 points) Part B score: __

Zoning Water management Decisions made in supreme court cases
 * **Describe and reference a legislative action:**
 * **Describe and reference an administrative action:**
 * **Describe and reference a judicial action:**

C. Describe and reference (using any print or electronic newspaper) a national, state, and local public policy that affects your societal category. Attach the first page of the article(s) following the directions from 1.2B. (9 points) Part C score: ___

Clean Air Act: hunting regulations
 * **Describe and reference a national (federal) public policy:**
 * **Describe and reference a state public policy (indicate which state):**
 * **Describe and reference a local public policy (indicate which local government):**

Exercise 1.3: Identifying Players and Stakeholders Your Total Score: __(Maximum: 17 points)__

__A. In your words, and in no more than one sentence, state the major difference between a player and a stakeholder. Do not quote from the book. (4 points)__ __Part A score_____


 * **Place statement:**

B. Choose one of the policies you described in Exercise 1.2B or C and restate it below. Identify three different and distinct players that directly influence the policy. The player must be an individual, not a group, and the player does not have to be mentioned in the article you used. Write a one sentence justification explaining what makes each of them a player. No source is needed for this exercise. (7 points) Part B score_


 * **Restate the Policy from Exercise 1.2B or C:**


 * Player #1: Name: Charlie Schumer**
 * Title: Senator**
 * Justification:**


 * Player #2: Name: ASPCA**
 * Title: Non profit organization**
 * Justification:**


 * Player #3: Name: Hayworth**
 * Title:Representative**
 * Justification:**

C. For the policy you stated in 1.3B immediately above, identify three different and distinct local stakeholders who are not players. Write a one sentence justification for each stakeholder stating why they are stakeholders and not players for the policy you have identified. Stakeholders do not have to be mentioned in the article you used. No source is needed for this exercise. (6 points) Part C score

__**Stakeholder #1:**__ __**Justification:**__

__**Stakeholder #2:**__ __**Justification:**__

__**Stakeholder #3:**__ __**Justification:**__

__Exercise 1.4: Identifying Types of Players__ __Your Total Score:__ ___ (Maximum: 18 points)__

__A. Using //How You Can Help// or other sources from the “Research Guide” section of the 101 web site, find a public interest/lobby organization that seeks to influence governmental policy on your societal category, and identify a player within the organization. You may want to contact this player later in the course. No source is needed for this exercise, unless you quote directly. (4 points)__ __Part A score:_____


 * **Write the exact name of the organization** **and its geographic location:**

Save the Bay Save the Bay Dr,, Providence, Rhode Island 02905 [] To keep the Narragansett Bay clean and to protect all ecosystems within the bay Executive Director:Jonathan Stone 401-272-3540, x104 **jstone@savebay.org**
 * **Briefly describe one of the organization’s lobby goals:**
 * **Write the name and title of the player you could contact:**

B. Using //How You Can Help// or other sources from the “Research Guide” section of the 101 web site, find a 501c3 organization that provides direct assistance or raises money to deal with the societal category you have chosen, and identify a player within the organization. You may want to contact this player later in the course. No source is needed for this exercise. (4 points) Part B score:_

Teatown Lake Reservation 1600 Spring Vally Road Ossning, NY, 10562 Interim Director: Dianne Barron Education services C. Identify a governmental department (administrative) office at either the federal, state, or local level that has a clear role in the societal category you are studying, and identify a player within the department. You may want to contact this player later in the course. No source is needed for this exercise. (5 points) Part C score: ___
 * **Write the exact name of the organization** **and its geographic location:**
 * **Write the name and title of the player you could contact:**
 * **Briefly describe a specific service provided to the organization’s clients:**

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, New York 12233-0001 D. Identify an **elected** federal, state, or local government official who is a player in the societal category you are studying. You may want to contact this player later in the course. No source is needed for this exercise. (5 points) Part D score:
 * **Write the exact title of the administrative office and its geographic location:**
 * **Write the name of the player in the department:**
 * Commissioner** Joe Martens
 * **Write the e-mail address and complete phone number of the player:**
 * Phone:402-8545 || fax:402-8541 || Zip Code:1010 / 14 ||


 * **Write the exact title of the elected office:**


 * **Write the name of the elected official:**


 * **Write the e-mail address and complete phone number of the elected official. If the official can only be emailed through a webpage, indicate this and provide the web address:**

Exercise 1.5: References Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 10 points)


 * Prepare a list of references that includes all sources for this module.
 * Follow the APA format.
 * Include all sources used in the exercises.


 * **Start the References page on the next line or on the next page.**