CULTURE 3

ATH 111 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Overview: This assignment gives you the opportunity to receive feedback on your analysis of one of the three concepts you plan to use to explain the behavior of a character in one of scenes of the film for your final project. Prompt: In Section IV of the final project, you will use three anthropological core concepts to explain the behavior of the characters in three scenes of the film. In this assignment, you will choose one of these concepts to analyze and receive feedback on. Use the feedback you receive from this milestone as you work on your final project submission.

I. Anthropological Concept: Explain the influence of one of your anthropological concepts on a character’s behavior in a specific scene in the film. II. Cultural Relativism: Practice the principles of cultural relativism, particularly focusing on the following:

A. Using respectful language when describing your observations of characters’ behavior and cultures. B. Avoid making judgments about the characters based on your own beliefs or cultural norms; remain objective. C. Remain objective when comparing and contrasting cultures, and avoiding saying that one culture is better than another.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least one source cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Anthropological

Concept Explains the influence of one anthropological concept on a character’s behavior in a specific scene

Explains the influence of one anthropological concept on a character’s behavior in a specific scene but explanation is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain the influence of the anthropological concept on a character’s behavior in a specific scene

50

Cultural Relativism: Respectful Language

Uses respectful language throughout the film study when describing observations of characters’ behavior and cultures

Uses respectful language when describing observations of characters’ behavior and cultures but with lapses in appropriate language use

Does not use respectful language when describing observations of characters’ behavior and cultures

15

Cultural Relativism: Avoid Making

Judgments

Avoids making judgments about the characters based on beliefs or cultural norms and remains objective throughout the assignment

Avoids making judgments about the characters based on beliefs or cultural norms but with lapses in objectivity

Makes judgments on the characters based on personal beliefs or cultural norms

15

Cultural Relativism: Remain Objective

Remains objective when comparing and contrasting cultures, and avoids saying that one culture is better than another

Remains objective when comparing and contrasting cultures, and avoids saying that one culture is better than another, but with lapses in appropriate language use

Does not remain objective when comparing and contrasting cultures and/or declares that one culture is better than another

15

Articulation of

Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5

Total 100%