6 page paper
Extra Credit Cultural Experience Paper Grading Criteria:
Was the experience outside of your comfort zone & was it an event that
had the potential to challenge your views? (10 points)
Demonstrated effort to understand the culture/ members at the event (10 points)
Depth of reflection on the experience (esp. self-reflection) (10 points)
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Total (30 points)
Points to include:
a) Discuss your experience(s) (again do not simply recount the details of the event).
b) Integrate knowledge learned in the course
c) Describing how this event supports a group that is marginalized and/or oppressed in our society
*Please note that the paper should be 4-5 pages, double-spaced. Include a cover sheet. If you use references, your reference page at the end and the cover sheet at the front are NOT included in the page count. Please number the pages as per APA guidelines
If the paper is less than 4-5 pages, I will view this as a reflection of the lack of effort and thought you put into it. However, try not to go over the page limit. Part of being a good writer is expressing your thoughts succinctly.
Because this is a personal reaction paper and not a strictly academic paper, I will not be stringent about APA style (as can be seen in the number of points allotted to it).
However, the following link is a great resource for APA style for those who may be using this in the future:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
It shows a sample cover sheet and explains basic rules of citation and references.
There are sections on biases in language as well, which may be useful (for example, why it is best not to use the term “homosexual” or “homosexuality”).