University of British Columbia Covid19 and Food Security among Blacks Discussion

Explanation & Answer length: 1500 Words

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
(~1500 words excluding bibliography and appendices)
Weight: 30% of your course grade
DUE DATE: March 22, 2021 12:00 noon
The virus pandemic of 2019 showed the vulnerabilities in the food system. There is
already and emerging literature showing the problems in the food system. While virus
hurts all people, regardless of class, gender and race, we already see that some people are
more vulnerable than the others. Using 3 of the articles from the course outline and 3
additional sources, compose an essay of 1500 words to answer 1 of the following
questions:
1.How has the COVID pandemic affected workers in the food system negatively (you
may focus on one particular group: farm workers, workers in meat processing plants;
workers in retail sector).
2. How has the COVID pandemic affected food insecurity among vulnerable groups (you
may focus on one particular group: the poor, Indigenous peoples, racialized minorities
and refugees).
Additional options (see tips on Week 5 on D2L):
3. How did COVID affected shopping behaviour of Canadians?
4. How did COVID affected [a specific sector] in the food system?
Your essay will be evaluated in relation to:
• Clarity of your thesis (main argument of your essay)
• Relevance to course material and content
• Effective integration of course topics and materials (minimum 3 assigned
readings)
• Evidence presented to support your claims
• Clarity of organization, sentence and paragraph structure
• Effectiveness of your written communication
• Proper use of citation and quotation rules and references
Please submit your essay in the DropBox under the Assessment button on D2L for
checking for originality by Turnitin.
Additional Points to remember:
1. Papers must be double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman, spell checked
and with left, right, top and bottom margins of 2.54cm.
2. Use American Psychological Association (APA) format only. A copy of the
instructions can be found on D2L. Follow proper citation and quotations rules
very carefully.
3. Please refer to the course outline for the procedure around late penalties.
4. Make sure that you have a section at the end of your paper titled
“References.”
5. Lecture notes are not acceptable as reference.
Check the student learning support site for ideas about improving your writing skills:
http://www.ryerson.ca/studentlearningsupport/index.html /. There are many useful
handouts on writing and referencing that you can access on-line through the “handouts”
menu.
More tips for the Final Essay Assignment
Format: Your essay must include a front title page and also a bibliography detailing your
research sources. Please see the course outline for a discussion of plagiarism.
Introduction: You must have an introductory paragraph in which you clearly state the
main argument (thesis) of your essay that you are going to defend in your paper. The
introductory paragraph informs the reader, about your objectives, why you are interested
in this topic and what the reader should expect in the following pages.
Body: You must have several paragraphs that sequentially explore your main ideas and
support your main argument. Each paragraph should contain ONE major theme or idea
that is explored in-depth. You need to use the textbook chapters and at least 3 of the
assigned readings posted in Library E-Reserves on the course web site effectively and
by giving reference to some of the main arguments and examples in these readings. You
should connect the paragraphs in such a way that the reader understands why they
proceed in the order that you have put them. Do not put too many sub-titles. Avoid very
short or very long paragraphs. It is a good habit to prepare an outline before you start
writing your paper. This way, you can see the flows in your argument.
Conclusion: You should also have a brief concluding paragraph in which you
summarize your main findings, mention limitations of your research and provide
recommendations for future research, if you have any.
Late Assignments
Start planning about your assignment ahead of time. You need to do research to support
your claims. See me during my office hours if you have any questions or problems that
you have. I cannot give detailed answers to essay questions via e-mail. I am willing to
meet to discuss any questions or ideas that you have for your essay.
Essays handed in on time will be marked by the last day of classes. Please read the course
outline for information regarding penalties for late submission of essays.
References & Bibliography Information
Outside academic references that you use must come from refereed journal article
preferably from sociological sources. A list of possible journals can be found at the
D2L site.
You may NOT use newspaper articles, mass and popular sources like film
reviews, mass magazines, and personal opinion web sites such as blogs as
academic sources. You can include them as additional sources, as long as you
cite them properly according to APA rules.
Statscan and other research-based institutions are also acceptable web citation
sources. If you are not sure about the quality or acceptability of an on-line source it is
best to check with me.
Students often make a mistake of citing the editors not the original authors of the chapters
in edited volumes. Please be careful in learning proper citation rules if you are
referencing chapters in books (i.e. our text book).
References must be used for indirect and direct sources of information. If you rephrase
an author, you must reference their text. If you directly quote from an author, you must
also reference their text. Your references must be in APA forma