English/Education
323/ Spring 2014 Dr.
Sean Agriss
Museum
Display Assignment
This
assignment is worth 15% of your final grade in the course.
We
will begin our course by considering our own cultures as we begin exploring the
cultures of other people. In this Museum
Display Assignment, we will be putting our own cultures on display through
artifacts and narration.
Requirements:
This
assignment has two parts. First, every
student must bring in an artifact collection (5 items minimum). You should select photos, pictures, or
artifacts representative of your cultural life.
You might access photo albums or scrapbooks, old newspapers, letters, keepsakes
from special events, or whatever is appropriate. You might also interview older family members
to learn about historical events in your immediate and extended family or
social issues such as education, jobs, immigration, civil rights, sexual
orientation, and politics.
Second,
every student must prepare a written version of your artifact collection. You should write a narrative (at least one
thorough paragraph) to accompany each item in your artifact collection. The narrative should reflect critically on
how the item demonstrates its influence on your cultural identity. Describe the item’s role in shaping and
influencing your cultural identity.
Define how the item situates you in a particular time, place, or
society. These annotations should be
part of your display.
Grading
criteria:
In
evaluating your Museum Display, I will be looking for the following:
Artifact
Collection:
1)
5 items that represent or illustrate different aspects of your culture.
(20 possible points)
Artifact
Narration:
1)
Thorough reflection on each piece in your collection: What does this item
demonstrate about your culture? If you were not present to explain your
display, your narration would be complete enough to do it for you. (25 possible
points)
2)
Clarity and mechanical correctness. Your
narration should be legible and error free. (5 possible points)
Due dates:
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