SOCI 1301 PSLO Assignment
Personal Awareness
Underlined words are from Blooms Taxonomy.
Instructions: Remember this is your academic work. Respect and use proper writing mechanics to complete this assignment. Read the following set of questions and answer using a well-thought short essay format. All questions should be answered. Prepare assignment on a Word document and submit on the Blackboard Assignment link.
1. Define culture and discuss the concept of American culture.
2. Choose three basic American values identified by Robin Williams (1970). Identify similarities/differences in the basic values of American culture and compare/contrast those values to where you live, work, and/or attend school.
3. Considering where you live, work, and/or attend school, dissect the level of cultural and/or ethnic diversity? List specific categories of groups you would consider to be subcultures or countercultures.
4. Discuss your involvement concerning the challenges and responsibilities you have experienced interacting with these categories of groups you previously identified.
SOCI 1301 PSLO Assignment – Grading Rubric
PLSO Assessed: Personal Awareness
Note: Students can receive a total of 25 points for each grade category and 100 Total Points.
Grade Category Grade Criterion Points Possible Points
Awarded
Cultural Context Elaboratively discussed culture, values, and various cultural groups; provided meaning to terminology; identified groups 25
Discussed culture, values, and various cultural groups; no meaning to terminology provided or did not identify groups 15
Mentioned culture, values, and various cultural groups; did not provide meaning to terminology; did not identify groups 10
Did not offer a response 0
Personal Context Demonstrated ample ability to clearly reflect on personal relationships and their impact on personal life 25
Demonstrated adequate ability to reflect on personal relationships and their impact on personal life 15
Provided response which with no reflection on personal relationships and their impact on life 10
Did not offer a response 0
Social Context Demonstrated ample ability to clearly connect personal relationships to broader social context 25
Demonstrated adequate ability to connect personal relationships to broader social context 15
Provided response which does not connect personal relationships to broader social context 10
Did not offer a response 0
Spelling/Grammar Displayed good writing mechanics; No errors; proper use of spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; used complete sentences 25
1-2 errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; used complete sentences 15
3-5 errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; did not use complete sentences 10
Did not offer a response 0
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