Q Overview One of the most difficult aspects of academic writing is selecting and narrowing down a topic. For your project, you will need to choose a social institution to analyze. These can include things like: Education, Economic Organizations, Occupations, Travel, Politics/Government, Military, Religion, Family, Environment, Criminal Justice System, Housing, Medical, Agriculture, Restaurant, Media, Husbandry, Recreational/Athletic, Computing & Technology, Beauty Industry, Entertainment Industry and Transportation. Please select from the above choices... For this part of the project, you will simply need to start thinking about narrowing down your topic and starting your research. This is so I can have an idea of your general topic, your sub-topic, and the resources you intend to use for your PowerPoint. Note: This assignment is graded COMPLETE/INCOMPLETE for 5 points. If you do not turn in this assignment by the due date, however, you will not be able to submit your final assignment. Directions This assignment will help you to get started on your project. For this assignment you will simply need to submit 3 paragraphs using the following questions as a guide. Which social institution are you interested in and why? • Can you think of specific aspects of this institution that are interesting for you? What makes these interesting for you? For example, if you choose 'Family' perhaps you are interested in single family households. You can even narrow this down further and think about researching single family households in LA. • Find 3 resources about your institution, summarize in a sentence or two the main ideas of each resource. Add a formal citation at the end of your assignment for each of your resources. • Helpful Writing and Research Resources • Narrowing Down A Topic (Links to an external site.) PDF (from Temple University) • PCC Shatford Library Sociology LibGuideLinks to an external site. • Online Sociology Resources (Links to an external site.) (University of Colorado, Department of Sociology) • MLA Citation & Formatting Guide (Links to an external site.) How to Complete Your Assignment Submit your work here in the CANVAS system as a Word 97-2003, .docx or other word processing file. (Google Docs (Links to an external site.), Open Office (Links to an external site.) are also acceptable. If you are using iWorks, please convert to one of these files, as your instructor may not be able to view your document.) Directions to Submit • On the right hand Menu, you will see a SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT button with a white plus sign. • Click on the SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT button. Then click BROWSE to look for your file on your computer. • When done, click the SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT button.