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IL4002: Culture and Communication: Analyze the relationship between culture and communication.

Assessment Rubric

Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations Part 1: Movies Communicate

Describe the interaction or behavior in the movie and the principle of interpersonal communication you chose. LO 1.1: Identify principles of communication that relate to interactions or behaviors

Response is missing. Description of the interaction or behavior in the movie and the principle of interpersonal communication demonstrated is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of the interaction or behavior in the movie and the principle of interpersonal communication demonstrated.

Analyze how the interaction or behavior illustrates this principle of communication. LO 1.2: Analyze how interactions and behaviors illustrate principles of communication

Response is missing. Analysis of how the interaction or behavior illustrates a principle of communication is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of how the interaction or behavior illustrates a principle of communication.

Part 2: Language Has Power!

Describe the scene or interaction briefly. Explain how the scene or interaction illustrates the powerful way(s) language can be used. LO 2.1: Explain powerful ways that language can influence interactions

Response is missing. Response describing the scene or interaction and explaining how the scene or interaction illustrates the powerful way(s) language can be used is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation that describes the scene or interaction and explains how the scene or interaction illustrates the powerful way(s) language can be used.

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Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations Explain how the scene or interaction seemed to affect the relationship between the communicators. LO 2.2: Explain how language affects relationships

Response is missing. Explanation of how the scene or interaction seemed to affect the relationship between the communicators is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of how the scene or interaction seemed to affect the relationship between the communicators.

Part 3: Communication and Cultural Awareness (or Lack of It!)

Briefly describe the scene or interaction. Describe the culture of the characters and the cultural context. LO 3.1: Describe the culture and cultural contexts of specific people/situations

Response is missing. Description of the scene or interaction and/or the culture of the characters and the cultural context is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of the scene or interaction and the culture of the characters and the cultural context.

Explain how you can tell the character lacks cultural awareness. LO 3.2: Explain how lack of cultural awareness is evidenced in specific people/situations

Response is missing. Explanation of how you can tell the character lacks cultural awareness is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of how you can tell the character lacks cultural awareness.

Analyze how this lack of cultural awareness affected his or her communication with the other characters in the scene. LO 3.3: Analyze how lack of cultural awareness affects communication between people

Response is missing. Analysis of how lack of cultural awareness affected the character’s communication with other characters is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of how lack of cultural awareness affected the character’s communication with other characters.

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Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations Part 4: Communication Can Create Barriers

Briefly describe the scene or interaction. Describe how the “ism” you observed was communicated between the characters in the scene. LO 4.1: Describe how “isms” are communicated between people

Response is missing. Description of the scene or interaction and/or how the “ism” observed was communicated between the characters in the scene is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of the scene or interaction and/or how the “ism” observed was communicated between the characters in the scene.

Analyze the effect the behavior or attitude most likely had on the communication and explain your reasoning. LO 4.2: Analyze the effect biased behaviors or attitudes have on communication between people

Response is missing. Analysis of the effect the behavior or attitude most likely had on the communication and/or the reasoning is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of the effect the behavior or attitude most likely had on the communication and provides well-supported reasoning.

Mastery Rubric No Yes

Exceeds Expectations: Exceeds Expectations: Connections to Experience: Connects relevant experience and academic knowledge LO1: Make connections to relevant experiences and academic

Responses to the items do not consistently make connections to relevant experiences and academic

Responses to the items consistently make connections to relevant experiences and academic

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knowledge in analysis of the relationship between culture and communication.

knowledge in the analysis of the relationship between culture and communication.

knowledge in the analysis of the relationship between culture and communication.

Professional Skills Building 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations

Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose

Written Communication WC 1.1 - Construct complete and correct sentences.)

Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.

Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.

Sentences structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.

Written Communication WC 1.2 - Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics.

Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to ideas.

Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.

Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to reader.

Written Communication WC 1.3 - Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea.

Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.

Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.

Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.

Written Communication WC 1.4 - Use supporting material to support a claim.

Supporting materials are not present.

Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.

Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses

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Professional Skills Building 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations

direct quotes as applicable.

Written Communication WC 1.5 - Demonstrate appropriate essay level writing skills, providing transitions between an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Ideas are disorganized with no/poor transitions.

Ideas are loosely organized with unclear paragraphing and transitions.

Ideas are organized with cohesive transitions.

Written Communication WC 1.6 - Identify sources.

Sources are missing. Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.

Writing clearly identifies the source of nonoriginal material and/or ideas.

Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions

Information Literacy IC 1.1 - Identify and locate credible sources.

No sources or noncredible sources are present.

Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Information Literacy IC 1.2 - Analyze information sources.

Analysis is not present. Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.

Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives: Apply strategies to develop intellectual flexibility and broad knowledge that enables perception of the world through the perspectives of diverse social and cultural perspectives.

Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives EP 1.1 - Recognize the value of one’s own and others’ social and cultural perspectives.

Recognition is not present.

Response demonstrates a vague understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.

Response demonstrates a clear understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.