Political & Symbolic Frame Analysis – Rubric – 20pts
Use New England Aquarium Case on D2L for Assignment
• Paper Body 7-9 pages double spaced (APA Style formatting; title page; intext citations & reference page, does not count toward page length parameters)
due by 11:59pm, Thursday, November 4, 2021 in a Microsoft word docx format (1 point)
• Overall Introduction paragraph (for whole paper)(0.5 point)
• Political Frame Analysis
– Overview of the Political Frame (theoretical & conceptual underpinnings) and why its important (1.5 point)
– Identify three specific Political frame problems (do each the cycle below for each political frame problem)
– For Each Problem: (2.5 points each – 7.5 points total):
• Clearly State the problem and clearly show how it is a political problem (tie to theory or concept)
• Provide a rationale as to the cause of the problem
• Provide a specific political frame Recommended Solution (tie to theory or concept)
• Discuss at least one potential positive and negative implication of your recommended solution
• Symbolic Frame Analysis
– Overview of the Symbolic Frame (theoretical and conceptual underpinnings) and why its important (1.5 point)
– Identify three specific Symbolic frame problems (do each the cycle below for each symbolic frame problem)
– For Each Problem: (2.5 points each – 7.5 points total):
• Clearly State the problem and clearly show how it is a Symbolic Frame problem (tie to theory or concept)
• Provide a rationale as to the cause of the problem
• Provide a specific Symbolic Frame Recommended Solution (tie to theory or concept)
• Discuss at least one potential positive and negative implication of your recommended solution
• Overall Conclusion paragraph (0.5 point)