HRE 4MI Social Justice ISU

Purpose and Audience: You are part of the social justice committee at your high school. Your
committee has been asked by the school administration to develop a report to determine what
issue our school should raise awareness of and act on through using the Circle of Faith in Action
model (awareness, analysis, action). Your topic should be Canadian or have a Canadian
connection.
My issue is ____________________________________

Part 1 - Proposal and Research - Due Jul 14, 2023

A.Proposal
a) What questions do you have about your issue?
b) What is your initial ethical position regarding this issue?
c) What is the Catholic position regarding this issue?
d) List some Canadian organizations that support the Catholic position for this issue.

B. Initial Research
Gather 3 sources. on your topic You will need to collect and make notes on a minimum of three
sources about your topic. They may include internet sources, books, movies, magazines, or
newspapers. Use the following format for each of your three sources:

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Author:
Title:
Publisher, city, date:
Page numbers:
Internet source:

THINKING
Summary of key information
You must clearly summarize and identify some of the key information from your sources.
Use the following format:
Title
Key points Supporting details
1.
2.
3.

C. Choose format for your final product

Indicate how you will be formatting your final product
a) A research report of 6-10 pages
b) A 5-minute TED Talk style video with an annotated works cited of all of my source
materials
Part 2 - The Final Product - Due July 25 at 11 am
Either a research report or a Ted Talk (see expectations below)

RESEARCH REPORT
If you have chosen a research report, your Final Product will look like this:
It can have headings if you wish. Approximate length 6-10 pages

SEE:
1. Research Question - What question are you asking in regards to your issue?
2. What human rights are involved? (Refer to U.N. Declaration of Human Rights)

JUDGE:
1. Why or how is the issue important?
2. Research:
a. Facts and truths - (Be detailed - you are the expert)
b. Law - (refer to specific laws that relate to your topic)
c. Church Teachings, Catechism and/or Gospel Values - (refer to the Vatican
website, your textbook and/or specific bible quotations). Explain how this fits into
your issue.
d. Scripture passage to support your research. Explain how this fits into your issue.
(biblical exegesis)
ACT:
1. How does our faith call us to respond to this issue and explain why the Church feels that
this is the best option. (Explain thoroughly) - back up your ideas with academic sources
and examples.
2. What organization should your high school partner with and why (explain how the
organization programs/services follow CSTs/Church teaching). Come up with a practical
plan outlining how we can support this organization at your school.

CONSEQUENCES:
1. How does your action outlined above encourage and develop the Beatitudes and Catholic
Social Teachings in our community? Specify 1 Beatitude and 1 Catholic Social Teaching
when responding to this question.

FORMAT

Your introduction (SEE) must include your issue, and an overview of your key points about your
topic. The body of your essay must include the aspects of JUDGE and ACT. The
CONSEQUENCES from the steps in moral analysis will be the conclusion of your essay.
WORK CITED PAGE

You must include a proper Works Cited page. A minimum of five sources are needed. Make
sure to use primarily journals/articles to do your research (total of 5 sources - min. 3
journals/reports, min. one website, min. one in depth magazine article and or book). Wikipedia
is not an acceptable source. Use websites like citethisforme.com or Easybib to source your
work.

Work cited should be alpha order and fully filled in

Eg.
"Immigrant Services." Government of Canada, Citizenship and Immigration. Government of
Canada, 22 Dec. 2015. Web. 11 Jan. 2016.

Keung, Nicholas. "New Immigrants Are the ‘hidden Homeless’ | Toronto Star." Thestar.com.
Toronto Star Newspapers, 2 Apr. 2012.Web. 11 Jan. 2016.

In Text citations must be used within your text. Format is (lastname, year) or (Organization,
year)

E.g. In fact, most things sold on the market are products “designed for the dump” — things made
specifically to be thrown out and replaced (Butler, 2011).
Or
Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in the world, being present in
approximately one in every 800 births in Canada (Canadian Down Syndrome Society, 2010).
TED Talk With Annotated Works Cited - approx. 5 minute in length
If you have chosen to complete a TED Talk and Annotated Works Cited, you are asked to submit
the following:
1) A recording of your TED Talk that covers the following areas:
SEE:
1. Research Question - What question are you asking in regards to your issue?
2. What human rights are involved? (Refer to U.N. Declaration of Human Rights)

JUDGE:
1. Why or how is the issue important?
2. Research:
a. Facts and truths - (Be detailed - you are the expert)
b. Law - (refer to specific laws that relate to your topic)
c. Church Teachings, Catechism and/or Gospel Values - (refer to the Vatican
website, your textbook and/or specific bible quotations). Explain how this fits into
your issue.
d. Scripture passage to support your research. Explain how this fits into your issue.
(biblical exegesis)

ACT:
1. How does our faith call us to respond to this issue and explain why the Church feels that
this is the best option. (Explain thoroughly) - back up your ideas with academic sources
and examples.
2. What organization should your high school partner with and why (explain how the
organization programs/services follow CSTs/Church teaching). Come up with a practical
plan outlining how we can support this organization at your school.

CONSEQUENCES:
1. How does your action outlined above encourage and develop the Beatitudes and Catholic
Social Teachings in our community? Specify 1 Beatitude and 1 Catholic Social
Teachings when responding to this question.

2) Your Annotated Works Cited in APA Format. See the example of this above or check out the
following link to help you:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliograp
hies/annotated_bibliography_samples.html
AN ANNOTATED WORKS CITED of all of your sources.

What is an annotated works cited? An annotated works cited is a list of citations (or
references) for books, articles, documents, etc: all the sources used for your research, with an
accompanying paragraph that describes, explains and/or evaluates each entry in terms of quality,
authority and relevance.

What is included in the summary part of an annotated works cited?

Your summary should include the following elements:
(1) a brief summary of its content, and how this source is answering the research question,
clarifying your understanding of the research, and/or reviewing the literature of the research, etc.
(2) a sentence at the end of the summary that explains its value to the student.

Check out this example of an APA formatted Annotated Works Cited.

NOTE:
●Annotated Bibliography is double-spaced throughout.
●Full Citation precedes annotation.
●Hanging indent for first line of each reference cited.
● Bibliography should be in alphabetical order