Creative Expressions and the People and Situations Surrounding Them

Overview
For this assignment, which supports your final project, remember that you are assuming the role of a researcher of human cultures, an anthropologist who is looking from the future back into our world today.
In your final project you will analyze a work of human creative expression, describe it, describe its purpose, and assess how creative expression impacts and is impacted by surrounding situations. You will also pose questions about the relationship between culture and expression as well as how values shape and are shaped by expression, and determine how you would go about answering them.
In this assignment you will practice asking the questions and determining how to go about answering them.
Prompt
Given the cultural work you have selected in Module Two, take time to work on the following:
Thinking of the work selected, explore how acts of creative expression impact, and are impacted by, the people and situations surrounding them.
State questions about the relationship between culture and expression.
State questions about your values and how they are shaped by the expression of others.
Determine how you would go about answering the questions posed.
Guidelines for Submission
Your submission should be a one- to two-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Two sources are required, one of which must be academic. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
Have to include the following criteria:
Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Culture Impact: Creative Expression Explores how acts of creative expression impact and are impacted by the people and situations that surround them Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include greater detail regarding the larger human need to express Does not attempt criterion 20
State Questions: Relationship Between Culture and Expression States questions about the relationship between culture and expression Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include greater detail regarding the relation between culture and expression Does not attempt criterion 20
State Questions: Values Regarding Cultural Work Selected States questions regarding how values are shaped by the expression of others Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include greater detail regarding values and how they impact analysis of the work selected Does not attempt criterion 20
Answering the Questions Determines how to approach answering the questions posed Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include greater detail regarding strategies for answering the questions posed Does not attempt criterion 20
Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability Does not attempt criterion 10
Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution 10