Details
Students should choose an advocacy activity (e.g., Contact state legislator, school board member,
attend IEP for child other than one in your class), participate in it and complete a 3-5 page essay
about their experience. Students should describe the activity and their role in it, people that they met,
and any impact that the experience had on their feelings toward the autism community.
Grading Rubric for Advocacy Activity
Criteria
Points
Possible
Points
Awarded
Comments
Student participated in an appropriate
advocacy activity
5
Student’s essay describes the purpose of
the activity and his or her role
5
Student’s essay describes people that
they met while disguising identifying
information
5
Student’s essay reflects on the impact
the experience had on their feelings
toward the ASD community
5
Writing is well organized and reflects
Fischler assignment format, APA style
requirements, and graduate level
grammar and punctuation
5