Paper 1 - Cultural Self Assessment

This paper asks you to examine your own cultural identity. Knowing your cultural identity will show you who you are as a cultural being and how that affects your way of communicating with others. The questions are to guide you on realizing and getting in touch with your cultural identity. You don't need to answer every question. There may be other points or information not addressed by these questions, but you would want to include in the paper. Go ahead and do so :) Use these questions as a jump off point. Please follow the guidelines on how to write this paper. Guidelines are found on the course's website http://citas8971.wix.com/coma104#!mechanics-for-papers/ybuij The sample format is also on the website - http://citas8971.wix.com/coma104#!sample-papers/kp0zy. TITLE: Assigned Work 1 Format The paper should only be 2 pages long. This paper is worth 25 points. A rubric will be used to grade the paper. The rubric can be found here: http://citas8971.wix.com/coma104#!grade-equivalents-and-grading-system/eateh GRADE EQUIVALENT: A: High Proficiency 1.00-1.5 B: Good Proficiency 1.75-2.25 C: Minimal Proficiency 2.5 -3.00 N: Non Proficiency 4.00-5.00 ----------Here are the questions: 1. What are my racial, ethnic, national origins? 2. How do my gender and class define me? 3. Are there particular myths or stories I remember from childhood that have helped to define me? 4. Are there particular rituals I remember from childhood that have helped to define me? 5. How does my personal cultural profile affect my relationship to American culture?6. How does my personal cultural profile affect the rituals I participate in now or the stories I tell?7.How does my personal cultural profile affect how I communicate both informally with friends and family, and in more formal settings as, for example, an internship, the classroom, or a club? Some aspects of communication style you could comment on are: topics you frequently find yourself talking about use of nonverbal communication use of interruption use of silence affinity for or dislike of argumentation channels of communication you rely on SUBMISSION: In class submission : August 8 | HARD COPY