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I attached a PDF file for this assignment. This assignment requires you to visit one of the four websites and do a “Virtual Fieldtrip”. The requirement, rubric and the parts of the essay that’s needed for this homework is included in the attachment. Please make sure that you meet ALL requirements and the rubric as well. My professor is very strict especially when it comes to meeting the rubric requirements because this is where she base our grades (and this is worth 200 points). Thank you so much!
Signature Assignment: Virtual Field Trip Reflection Paper
Overview
The Signature Assignment for our course involves taking a virtual “field trip.” You will visit one of the websites listed
below. Treat the virtual field trip just as if you were taking a trip to the museum in person. Wander through
the website by clicking on the different tabs and reading the material, looking at photos, and even viewing videos if
they have them. Then, you should record your reaction to the field trip with a series of written responses to the
topics and questions listed below.
Focus on the ways in which you can develop critical perspectives that address the topics based on your own unique
experiences of the online exhibit, using various concepts and ideas that you have learned in this course related to
diversity and cultural pluralism.
Field Trip Locations
• The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Center for the Prevention of Genocide:
http://www.ushmm.org/genocide
• National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/
• National Museum of African American History and Culture https://nmaahc.si.edu/
• The Smithsonian Latino Center: http://latino.si.edu
Requirements
1. Answer the questions completely in paragraph format, following APA style guidelines. Most submissions
that follow the guidelines and instructions below will be approximately 2,000 words in length.
2. You must include a reference list, appropriately citing the source of your information (the specific online
location of the site/exhibit/museum visited), as well as any additional sources you may choose to use. It is
not necessary to provide formal in‐text citations for this assignment; however, the reference page
citations MUST follow APA style guidelines (6th edition).
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/
3. Create a separate heading in your essay for each of the five required topics/questions below.
Topics
TOPIC 1: Overview
Give a general description of your field trip experience, providing examples from the site/exhibit/museum.
TOPIC 2: Cultural Diversity
What did this place tell you about cultural diversity? Consider all of the aspects of the exhibition and relate them
to the context of the issues we have discussed and studied in our course. How does the focus and purpose of the
site/exhibit “fit” within the various subjects and issues we have considered in our course?
TOPIC 3: New Ideas
What did you learn that you did not know before your visit? Give specific examples of historical events,
contemporary situations, cultural practices, or community issues that formed new knowledge for you. Make sure
to be detailed in your answer. Consider how the site/exhibit/museum uses cultural, political, and historical
contexts to present its issues and purposes.
TOPIC 4: Perspective
Did the visit change your feelings and perceptions in any way? Did your excursion on this virtual field trip serve as
an opportunity to develop a tolerant perspective that you might apply in the future to different, diverse, and/or
pluralistic cultures?
TOPIC 5: Evaluation
Would you recommend this place to other students? Explain why. Reflect on the value of this
site/exhibit/museum. If you were to introduce this site to a friend or another student, what issues would you
recommend that he or she should think about while viewing the site/exhibit/museum? What parts of the site in
particular would you recommend for careful consideration? Provide detailed examples and reasons to support
your evaluation.
Assessment
To successfully meet the requirements for this assignment, you must:
• Identify and explain the central issues raised by the site/exhibit/museum.
• Evaluate the evidence that the site/exhibit/museum offers for its point of view.
• Consider how the site/exhibit/museum uses cultural, political, and/or historical contexts to present its
issues and purposes.
• Construct thoughtful, specific, and detailed responses to the provided topics, integrating critical
perspectives about cultural pluralism drawn from your work in this course. One of the most important
keys to success is the inclusion of details and specific examples from your site/exhibit/museum.
You may choose to incorporate other reference materials in your responses. This might entail referencing an
informational or news‐related website or digital source, a monograph or periodical, or other academic, scholarly,
and research‐oriented materials. The use of supplemental resources is not a requirement of the assignment, but
may be an integral element for demonstrating your critical thinking skills related to the elements of the
assessment rubric. Study the rubric in order to understand how to receive the highest possible score.
HUM 370 Field Trip Assignment Grading Rubric
Excellent
(90–100%)
Good
(80–90%)
Minimally competent
(70–80%)
Not acceptable
(60–70%)
Critical Thinking Skills
Identifies and explainsissues Clearly identifies and
summarizesthemain
issues and successfully
explains why/how
they are problems and
questions. Identifies
embedded orimplicit
issues, addressing
theirrelationship to
each other.
Successfully identifies
and summarizesthe
main issues, but does
not explain how/why
they are problems or
create questions.
Identifiesthe main
issues, but does not
summarize or explain
them clearly or
sufficiently.
Failsto identify,summarize,
or explain the main
problem or question.
Representsthe issues
inaccurately or
inappropriately.
Personalreflection; considers other
perspectives
Not only formulates a
clear and precise
personal point of
view, but also
acknowledges
objections and rival
positions and provides
convincing replies.
Formulates a clear
and precise personal
point of view
concerning the issue,
and seriously
discussesits
weaknesses as well as
itsstrengths.
Formulates a vague
and indecisive point
of view, anticipates
minor but not major
objectionsto others’
points of view, or
considers weak
alternativepositions.
Failsto formulate and
clearly express own point of
view, failsto anticipate
objectionsto others’ points
of view, or fails to consider
other perspectives and
positions.
Evaluates evidence Not only identifies and
rigorously evaluates all
important evidence
offered, but also
provides new data or
information for
consideration.
Identifies all
important evidence
and rigorously
evaluatesit.
Successfully identifies
data and information
that count as
evidence but failsto
thoroughly evaluate
its credibility.
Failsto identify data and
information that count as
evidence for truth and fails
to evaluate its credibility.
CulturalDiversity
Identifies and considersthe
influence of cultural, political, or
historical contexts
Presents and explores
relevant contextsin a
way that
demonstrates keen
awareness and
appreciation of
cultural, political, and
historical implications.
Presents and explores
relevant contexts
when discussing an
issue. Relatesto other
contexts(cultural,
political, historical,
etc.)
Presents and explores
relevant contexts,
although in a limited
way. Does not relate
to other contexts
(cultural, political,
historical, etc.)
Approaches an issue in
ethnocentric terms. Does
not relate to other
contexts(cultural,
political, historical, etc.)
Knowledge of cultural worldview
frameworks
Demonstrates
sophisticated
understanding of the
complexity of
elementsimportant to
members of another
culture in relation to
its history, values,
politics,
communication styles,
economy, or beliefs
and practices.
Demonstrates
adequate
understanding of the
complexity of
elementsimportant to
members of another
culture in relation to
its history, values,
politics,
communication styles,
economy, or beliefs
and practices.
Demonstratespartial
understanding of the
complexity of
elementsimportant to
members of another
culture in relation to
its history, values,
politics,
communication styles,
economy, or beliefs
and practices.
Demonstratessurface
understanding of the
complexity of elements
important to members of
another culture in
relation to its history,
values, politics,
communication styles,
economy, or beliefs and
practices.
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