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Short Writing Assignments

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This page has links to each of the Short Writing Assignments as they become available.

P1.1  One-Hour Observation Assignment

P1.2 Cross-Cultural Observation Assignment

P2.2, P2.3, and P2.4 Social Construction Slide Shows

One Response to “Short Writing Assignments”

1. Jenna Rudolph said

   13 October, 2009 at 2:04 pm

   I have a question reguarding extra credit. I don’t know what events I can write a paper on to gain extra credit and I was wondering if you would give me extra credit if I attended the play “The Laramie Project:Ten Years Later” and then wrote a paper on it?