MC3005: The Power and Impact of Popular Culture on Social and Individual Identity – Analyze social issues conveyed in popular culture for their impact on social and individual identity.
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Instructions
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Item 1
Select one social issue from the following: violence, indecency/free speech, race/ethnicity, social and economic class, or gender and sexuality. Explain why this social issue resonates with you. Then describe how the social issue is represented in popular culture. Your description can be general but must include examples of categories, genres, and/or artifacts/expressions. (350–400 words)
Note: Cite at least two references supporting your description.
Your Response
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Rubric
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Meets Expectations
Module 1: Social Issues As Expressed in Popular Culture
Select one social issue from the following: violence, indecency/free speech, race/ethnicity, social and economic class, or gender and sexuality. Explain why this social issue resonates with you.
Learning Objective 1.1 – Explain why social issues resonate with people.
Response is not present.
Explanation of why a specific social issue resonates personally is vague and/or incomplete.
Explanation of why a specific social issue resonates personally is clear and complete.
Then describe how the social issue is represented in popular culture. Your description can be general but must include examples of categories, genres, and/or artifacts/expressions.
Note: Cite at least two references supporting your description. (350–400 words)
Learning Objective 1.2 – Describe how social issues are represented in popular culture.
Response is not present.
Description of how a specific social issue is represented in popular culture is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Description of how a specific social issue is represented in popular culture is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 2
Select two popular culture categories from the following: music, music videos, movies, episodic moving image-television, fashion, advertising, animation, and printed material. Explain how the social issue you chose has been represented in each of the categories, including how this representation has changed over approximately a 50-year time period. (200–250 words)
Note: Cite at least one academically relevant reference for each category.
Your Response
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Rubric
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Meets Expectations
Module 2: Social Issues, Popular Culture Categories, and Audiences
Explain how the social issue you chose has been represented in each of the categories, including how this representation has changed in each category over approximately a 50-year time period. Note: Cite at least one academically relevant reference for each category.
Learning Objective 2.1 – Explain how the representation of social issues in popular culture categories has changed over time.
Response is not present.
Explanation of how the representation of social issues in popular culture categories has changed over time is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of how the representation of social issues in popular culture categories has changed over time is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 3
Describe the intended and unintended audiences for two genres within the two popular culture categories you chose. For example, a genre within music might be hip-hop, country, Top 40, gospel, etc. A genre within movies might be adventure, horror comedy, documentary, etc.
(200–250 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource for each genre/category.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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Not Present
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 2: Social Issues, Popular Culture Categories, and Audiences
Describe the intended and unintended audiences for two genres within the two popular culture categories you chose. For example, a genre within music might be hip-hop, country, Top 40, gospel, etc. A genre within movies might be adventure, horror comedy, documentary, etc. Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource for each genre/category.
(200–250 words)
Learning Objective 2.2 – Describe intended and unintended audiences for specific genres within popular culture categories.
Response is not present.
Description of intended and unintended audiences for specific genres within popular culture categories is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Description of intended and unintended audiences for specific genres within popular culture categories is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Note: Items 4, 5, and 6 all focus on the same popular culture artifacts/expressions that you chose.
Item 4
Recall the two popular culture categories you chose. Then, select three popular culture artifacts/expressions that fall within these two categories. Describe the social issue messages that each of these artifacts/expressions convey. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least two academically relevant resources to substantiate your thinking. (You do not need to provide lengthy descriptions/summaries of the artifacts/expressions. Assume that your SME is familiar with general plots and content and/or she/he will use your properly formatted references to review the artifacts/expressions you chose.
Your Response
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Rubric
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Meets Expectations
Module 3: Popular Culture Artifacts/Expressions, Access, and Social Issue Messaging
Describe the social issue messages that each of these artifacts/expressions convey. Note: Include at least two academically relevant resources to substantiate your thinking. (You do not need to provide lengthy descriptions/summaries of the artifacts/expressions. Assume that your SME is familiar with general plots and content and/or she/he will use your properly formatted references to review the artifacts/expressions you chose.
(150–200 words)
Learning Objective 3.1 – Describe social issue messaging conveyed by popular culture artifacts/expressions.
Response is not present.
Description of social issue messaging conveyed by popular culture artifacts/expressions is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Description of social issue messaging conveyed by popular culture artifacts/expressions is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 5
Considering local, regional, and global access, describe access challenges for each of the three artifact/expressions you chose. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Your Response
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Rubric
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 3: Popular Culture Artifacts/Expressions, Access, and Social Issue Messaging
Considering local, regional, and global access, describe access challenges for each of the three artifact/expressions you chose.
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
(150–200 words)
Learning Objective 3.2 – Describe access challenges for specific popular culture artifacts/expressions.
Response is not present.
Description of access challenges for specific popular culture artifacts/expressions is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Description of access challenges for specific popular culture artifacts/expressions is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 6
Explain how access to your chosen three artifacts/expressions might affect social issue messaging or representation, especially in a global context. Explain your reasoning. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Your Response
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Rubric
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 3: Popular Culture Artifacts/Expressions, Access, and Social Issue Messaging
Explain how access to your chosen three artifacts/expressions might affect social issue messaging or representation, especially in a global context. Explain your reasoning.
(150–200 words)
Learning Objective 3.3 – Explain how access to specific popular culture artifacts/expressions may affect social issue messaging or representation.
Response is not present.
Explanation of how access to specific popular culture artifacts/expressions may affect social issue messaging or representation is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of how access to specific popular culture artifacts/expressions may affect social issue messaging or representation is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 7
Take a stand: Decide whether popular culture changes society’s values of popular culture or popular culture reflects the values already present in society. Explain your decision. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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Not Present
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 4: Popular Culture, Values, Identity, and Personal Engagement
Take a stand: Decide whether popular culture changes society’s values of popular culture or popular culture reflects the values already present in society. Explain your decision.
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
(150–200 words)
Learning Objective 4.1 – Explain whether popular culture changes society’s values or popular culture reflects the values already present in society.
Response is not present.
Explanation of whether popular culture changes society’s values or popular culture reflects the values already present in society is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of whether popular culture changes society’s values or popular culture reflects the values already present in society is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 8
Consider the three artifacts/expressions on which you have chosen to focus. Analyze how social issue messaging or representation conveyed by these three artifacts/expressions connects, or does not connect, with your personal values. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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Not Present
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 4: Popular Culture, Values, Identity, and Personal Engagement
Analyze how social issue messaging or representation conveyed by these three artifacts/expressions connects, or does not connect, with your personal values.
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
(150–200 words)
Learning Objective 4.2 – Analyze how social issue messaging or representation by popular culture artifacts/expressions connects with personal values.
Response is not present.
Analysis of how social issue messaging or representation by popular culture artifacts/expressions connects with personal values is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Analysis of how social issue messaging or representation by popular culture artifacts/expressions connects with personal values is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
Item 9
Hypothesize on how your engagement with, consumption of, and reaction to, popular culture is likely to change or not. Explain your reasoning. (150–200 words)
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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Not Present
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Needs Improvement
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Meets Expectations
Module 4: Popular Culture, Values, Identity, and Personal Engagement
Hypothesize on how your engagement with, consumption of, and reaction to, popular culture is likely to change or not. Explain your reasoning.
Note: Include at least one academically relevant resource to substantiate your thinking.
Learning Objective 4.3 – Explain how personal engagement with, consumption of, and reactions to popular culture may change or not.
Response is not present.
Explanation of how personal engagement with, consumption of, and reactions to popular culture may change or not is vague, inaccurate, unsubstantiated, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of how personal engagement with, consumption of, and reactions to popular culture may change or not is clear, accurate, substantiated, and complete.
References
Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your responses to this Assessment. The following citations have been provided as examples:
Menard, L. (2015). Pulp’s big moment: How Emily Bronte met Mickey Spillane. The New Yorker, 90(42), 62–69.
TED Talk: TEDx Talks. (2013, July 15). Why pop culture?: Alexandre O. Philippe at TEDxMileHigh [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_3UYncNwz4
Web Resource: Federal Communications Commission Consumer Help Center. (n.d.). Obscene, indecent, and profane broadcasts. Retrieved July 5, 2018, from https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-profanebroadcasts
Professional Skill Assessment
Throughout this Area of Expertise, you practiced the Professional Skills Written Communication and Information Literacy. In this Competency-Assessment, these skills are being Assessed and count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skill.
Professional
Skills Assessment
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Not Present
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Needs Improvement
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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 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.
Professional Skills Assessment
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Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
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 non-credible 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.
Information Literacy (IC) 1.3: Synthesize information from multiple, credible sources.
Synthesis is not present.
Synthesis demonstrates a vague connection between multiple sources and/or the topic.
Synthesis demonstrates a clear and cohesive connection between multiple sources and/or ideas to support a given topic.
Mastery Rubric
In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.
Mastery Rubric
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Yes
Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis
Learning Objective – Analyze and use examples from multiple, relevant sources to analyze how social issues conveyed in popular culture impact social and individual identity.
Responses to the items do not use a variety of quality sources and appropriate examples from multiple, relevant sources to analyze how social issues conveyed in popular culture impact social and individual identity.
Responses to the items use a variety of quality sources and appropriate examples from multiple, relevant sources to analyze how social issues conveyed in popular culture impact social and individual identity.
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