Describe yourself through your social identities and how it has shaped your life experiences moving through the world and how you in turn view our society.

Gender, Race, and Class Final Paper
In this paper, I am asking you to describe yourself through your social identities in relation to gender, race, class. This is your opportunity to think about how those three identities have shaped your life experiences moving through the world and how you in turn view our society. This is not an autobiography in the sense that you need to explain every major moment in your life. Instead, this paper asks you to describe your social identities, reflect on the influencing forces in your life (i.e. family, school, peers, religious affiliation, etc.) and describe how you navigated the world because of these identities and how you view the state of our society.
For instance, if I were to respond to this paper, I would write about navigate the world as a Black woman who grew up low income. I could talk about how my school settings made me feel uncomfortable as a Black child, how being at a private school especially showed me how differently people live due to finances, and how often I encountered stereotypes from teachers. You can choose one area of your life to focus on this paper to provide a deep analysis of how your three identities impact your life. Additionally, you are asked to use at least three course references to help demonstrate how your lived experiences are impacted by your identities. You can use readings or videos to provide further context to how you describe your lived experiences through the lens of gender, race, and class.
You can earn 30 points total for the paper. You will be graded on:
1-2 pts
3-4 pts
4-5 pts
6-7pts
8pts
Description of Social Identities
8 pts total
Poor description of social identities
Some description of social identities
Good description of social identities that describe at least two identities
Robust description of social identities regarding race, gender, and class
Robust description of social identities regarding race, gender, and class and how they impact how you view the world
Use of Sources
8 pts total
Vaguely indicates information is from the course
Uses at least one source from the course, yet does not properly cite it
Uses at least two sources from the course and cites it properly
Uses two sources from the course, yet only cites one properly
Uses two sources from the course and cites both of them properly
Connection between Self and Readings
8 pts total
Lacked connections between chosen text and arguments
Connections are somewhat apparent, but not explicitly made to demonstrate a clear connection between one’s social identities and the world
Does a sufficient job at explaining either social identities or course perspective
Does a good job at demonstrating the connections between identity and perspective of course readings
Excellently demonstrated the connections between one’s social identity, perspective of the references from course
Formatting
6 pts total
Paper is very short and citations are non-existent
Paper is less than 1 pgs and citations are not completed in APA format
Paper is only 1 and ½ pages of content and citations are completed in APA format