This guide is for SOWK 432 Week 7 Legislative Advocacy Paper, start to submission. A 1 to 2-page fact sheet on a current mezzo or macro issue affecting older adults, with 4 references, emailed to a local representative.
SOWK 432 is Social Work with Aging Adults, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's Bachelor of Social Work. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as SOWK432; it is the same course.
| Course | SOWK 432 Social Work with Aging Adults |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 125 points |
| Length | 1 to 2 pages |
| Sources | At least 4 references |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | The provided Fact Sheet Template |
What SOWK 432 Week 7 Legislative Advocacy Paper asks for
Using the provided Fact Sheet Template, you complete a 1 to 2-page paper identifying a current mezzo or macro issue that directly affects older adults, with at least 4 references, then find a local representative and email the fact sheet to advocate for change. It is due in Module/Week 7 with McInnis-Dittrich chapters 11 and 12. Worth 125 points.
Where it fits in SOWK 432
In the published schedule, Legislative Advocacy Paper is one of 7 graded written assignments in SOWK 432. It follows Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 3, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How SOWK 432 Week 7 Legislative Advocacy Paper is graded
Liberty grades Legislative Advocacy Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 125 points in the published guide. That is about 12% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in SOWK 432 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The SOWK 432 Week 7 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Legislative Advocacy Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In SOWK 432 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
Size the topic to the length (1 to 2 pages). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Find the sources first: At least 4 references. Use the Jerry Falwell Library databases, filter to peer-reviewed, and keep a table of author, year, design and finding so the paper is built from evidence instead of padded with it later.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Write one sentence that states what the paper argues. Every section after the introduction should advance that sentence; if a paragraph does not, it belongs in another paper.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Fill the outline one heading at a time. In each section, say what the sources show, weigh them, and draw the implication. Graders reward the sentences that interpret, not the ones that report.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
Follow the template: state the problem with data, explain its impact on older adults, propose a specific action and give your contact information. Keep it to one or two pages, since legislators' staff read briefly.
A structure for SOWK 432 Week 7 Legislative Advocacy Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | Current and specific. | ~260 words |
| Evidence | Data and 4 references. | ~300 words |
| Ask | A clear policy request. | ~240 words |
| Advocacy | Sent to a representative. | ~200 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose an issue a representative can act on, such as funding for home-delivered meals, caregiver tax credits or protections against financial exploitation of older adults.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Issue: waiting lists for home-delivered meals in our county. Facts: over 200 older adults are waiting for meals, and research links meal programs to reduced nursing home admissions. Request: support a county budget increase to eliminate the waiting list, at a cost far below the public cost of avoidable nursing home stays.
- An issue.
- Facts.
- A specific request.
Mistakes that cost points on SOWK 432 Week 7
- No specific request.
- Over 2 pages.
- Not sending it to a representative.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1 to 2 pages
- Sources: At least 4 references
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What do SOWK 432 students do with the fact sheet?
Email it to a local representative to advocate for change.
How many points is SOWK 432 Week 7 Legislative Advocacy Paper worth?
125 points in Liberty's published course guide for SOWK 432, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 12% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is SOWK 432 Week 7 the same in every section of SOWK 432?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for SOWK 432. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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