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PAF 101—MODULE 1 GRADE SHEET
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 **= __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: Environment. I am interested in the environment because the changes we make immediately effect everyone in the world. I also believe that if we don't change the way we effect our environment, then we won't be able to reverse the negative effects we create. I also believe we need to change some of our existing technology because in the long run, its impact is to great to make its immediate effects worthwhile. For example, as summers become hotter from air conditioning, we run air conditioning more. This uses more electricity and therefore we burn more fossil fuels that produce a greater carbon footprint. "The hotter the summers get, the more we run air conditioning. The more we do that, the greater the load of emissions added to all the other emissions we're putting in the atmosphere," he says, "and the higher the chance that we'll have even hotter summers in the future. That's what's being predicted." __A. Define the term “public policy” by quoting directly from the //Maxwell Manual//.__ __(2 points)__ __Part A score:__ ___ 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: __ One legislative action that relates to the environment is the Clean Air Act. The act created regulations on air pollution for industrial and mobile sources such as factories and cars. Clean Air Act The EPA announced that it would start to regulate coal waste. Coal waste The supreme court has allowed the Navy do to sonar exercises that threaten whales. Wale Threats 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: ___ One national public policy is the Endangered Species Act. This policy requires protection of species that may become extinct. Endangered Species One state public policy is the Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking in many indoor public places. Clean Indoor Air Act The Cell Phone Disposal Law in Westchester is one local public policy. It sets laws on how cell phones are recycled. Cell Phone Disposal Law 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_____ 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_ 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:**__ A home owner near a cole waste disposal area. __**Justification:**__ A home owner has no control over the policy and the coal waste could damager their property or health. __**Stakeholder #2:**__ A young person. __**Justification:**__ Many people in younger generations are afraid of the environmental mess that older generations will leave behind. Many young people don't have control over the policy, but they are the ones who will live with the environmental effects for a longer period of time. __**Stakeholder #3:**__ A person who works in a coal waste processing plant. __**Justification:**__ A person in this field would loose their job if the plant shut-down.
 * BASED ON CHAPTER 1** Name:
 * MODULE ONE** 125 __#__ __(Fall 2011)__
 * **Place quote:** "A societal problem exists when something is 'wrong' with some aspect of society".
 * 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(maximum), explain your interest in the societal category and quote one full and relevant sentence from the article. (8 points) Part B score: _
 * **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.**
 * Exercise 1.2: Identifying Public Policy Your Total Score: __(Maximum: 20 points)__
 * **Place quote:** "A public policy is an actual or proposed government action intended to deal with a given societal problem".
 * **Describe and reference a legislative action:**
 * **Describe and reference an administrative action:**
 * **Describe and reference a judicial action:**
 * **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):**
 * **Place statement:** Both stakeholders and players are affected by public policies, but only players have the power over the policies that are made.
 * Restate the Policy from Exercise 1.2B or C: The EPA announced that it would start to regulate coal waste. Coal waste
 * Player #1: Name:** Janet Gellici **Title:** CEO of the American Coal Council **Justification:** She represents the leading trade association for the coal industry.
 * Player #2: Name:** Daniel A. Lashof **Title:** co-author, //Coal In A Changing Climate// **Justification:** Author of position paper on coal and climate change for the National Resources Defense Council.
 * Player #3: Name:** Lamar Alexander **Title:** Senator **Justification:** He is one of the current Senators representing Tennessee, which is an area that includes many coal mines and coal companies. The state has also experienced coal disasters.

__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:_____ Sierra Club. Located in San Francisco, California. One of Sierra Club's main goals is to protect the planet. Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club. 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:_ Natural Resources Defense Council. Its located in New York, NY. Frances Beinecke, president of NRDC. The NRDC works to protect our environment and preserve our natural resources. 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: ___ The Environmental Protection Agency, which is located in Washington D.C. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator. jackson.lisa@epa.gov. 202-564-4700. 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: Governor, State of Tennessee Bill Haslam bill.haslam@tn.gov. 615-741-2001 Exercise 1.5: References Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 10 points) Module 1 References.pdf
 * **Write the exact name of the organization** **and its geographic location:**
 * **Briefly describe one of the organization’s lobby goals:**
 * **Write the name and title of the player you could contact:**
 * **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:**
 * **Write the exact title of the administrative office and its geographic location:**
 * **Write the name of the player in the department:**
 * **Write the e-mail address and complete phone number of the player:**
 * **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:**
 * 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.**