Cultural Self-Analysis – Create a PowerPoint (or similar project using a web-based platform)describing your cultural identity and its impact on your life and interactions with others in terms of the following questions. Please be sure to explicitly address all of the questions in each section. The PowerPoint/Project should flow as a narrative story rather than a question and answer format
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Cultural Identity Presentation
General Instructions
Cultural Self-Analysis – Create a PowerPoint (or similar project using a web-based platform)
describing your cultural identity and its impact on your life and interactions with others in terms
of the following questions. Please be sure to explicitly address all of the questions in each
section. The PowerPoint/Project should flow as a narrative story rather than a question and
answer format.
Race, Ethnicity, Geography, and National Origin
What do you identify as your national background, racial group, and ethnic identity? In
what geographic region were you reared? Are you the product of a rural or urban
environment? What values are typical of that region? Where did your ancestors come
from? Why and how did you or your ancestors come to the United States? In what ways
did you/they adjust to this new home? What aspects of your/their culture of origin were
retained? What impact does this way of entering the United States and the subsequent
adjustment have on your culture? On your identity?
Religion and Spirituality
What was your religious affiliation (if any) during your childhood? How did this come to
be in your family? How are conflicts due to religious values resolved? What do you think
this religious preference reflects about your heritage/culture? What is your
religious/spiritual affiliation now (if any)? If it has changed, how did that transformation
happen?
Gender and Sexuality
What are your gender and sexual orientation? How are gender and orientation
differences handled in your family of origin? How is sexism in your culture addressed?
What behaviors, characteristics, beliefs, and values are defined by gender in your
culture? How are gender roles divided? How is conflict between gender roles handled?
What are some specific rules for marriage and childrearing in your culture?
Age and Accessibility
What is your age? Consider your interactions with your peers. Consider interactions
with those in your age group. Give two examples of how you treat those the same age
as your children or younger; your parents; your grandparents or older. How does your
age affect your experience in your family of origin? How has your degree of ability and
accessibility shaped you as a person?
Class and Geography
What is the socioeconomic history of your family? What role or meaning does
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socioeconomics have for people with backgrounds like yours? If your socioeconomic
history is different now, how did that transformation happen? What were music, art, and
clothing preferences like in your family of origin? What were the political preferences of
your family of origin? How did this come to be in your family? What do you think this
political preference reflects about your heritage/culture? What is your political preference
now? If it has changed, how did that transformation happen?
Personal Relationships
Think of significant people in your life when you were a child/adolescent (i.e.
parents/guardians, close relatives, teachers, clergy, siblings, etc.). What do you
remember about their attitudes and feelings toward multicultural and diverse
populations? How were racism, heterosexism, genderism, ageism, classism, etc.
addressed? What did you overhear them saying about multicultural and diverse groups?
Who determined the “social norms” and “rules” of your family? How were they enforced?
How were they passed to younger members of the family/group? What events can you
remember that involved personal contact with diverse groups? What were/are your
thoughts, feelings, and reactions? How many of your close, long-time friends were
members of multicultural and diverse groups? In what ways, if any, were these
friendships different from other friendships you have with friends who reflect your own
cultural groups? What significant events have affected your family and those closest to
you?
Group Membership
When did you first become aware that you were a member of each of the groups that
have shaped your identity, whether you chose to embrace or reject those aspects?
Please add any other information you think is pertinent to your cultural identity.
Each presentation should look like this:
Introduction
Introductory text for the entire PowerPoint/Project goes here.
Race, Ethnicity, Geography, and National Origin
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Religion and Spirituality
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Gender and Sexuality
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Age and Accessibility
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Class and Geography
Witty and insightful text goes here.
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Personal Relationships
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Group Membership
Witty and insightful text goes here.
Conclusion
Concluding text for the entire PowerPoint/Project goes here.
Please refer to the APA 6 manual for details and examples for citing references. Since this is
primarily a personal narrative, I do not expect a reference page or citations unless you are
drawing facts and opinions from other sources.
CACREP Standards Addressed: 2F.2.b, 2F.2.e and 2F.2.g
Scoring Guidelines
Points available: 100.
Components Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
Introduction Establishes historical
background and defensible
thesis that supports a logical
line of reasoning (CACREP
2F.2.b, 2F.2.e, 2F.2.g)
Underdeveloped introduction; reason for
culture selection is unclear or missing;
historical background is inaccurate or missing (0
points)
Coherent introduction that includes a reason for culture selection;
historical background is accurate but limited (5
points)
Engaging, well developed introduction that includes a detailed
reason for culture selection; historical
background is accurate and thorough (10 points)
Content Each component of the
cultural identity is
thoroughly addressed and
answers to all questions are
provided (CACREP 2F.2.b,
2F.2.e, 2F.2.g)
Responses are missing for one or more
components; confusion about or
misunderstanding of topic; no sense of purpose (0 points)
Responses to each component are included,
but are simplistic and unfocused; limited sense
of purpose (10 points)
Developed responses to each component; represents sound
understanding of the assigned topic; focused
(20 points)
Ideas, Support & Development
Supports ideas and reflections using specific and relevant examples of
evidence/experiences
(CACREP 2F.2.b, 2F.2.e, 2F.2.g)
No or limited evidence/experiences
are provided to support ideas and reflections;
evidence is incomplete, incorrect, oversimplified, or disconnected from the
context (0 points)
Provides necessary evidence/experiences to
support ideas and reflections; the
importance/relevance of all pieces of
evidence/experiences is unclear or under
developed but does support the ideas and reflections presented
Relies on compelling and detailed
evidence/experiences to support ideas and
reflections; the importance/relevance of
all pieces of evidence/experiences is clearly stated; considers alternate interpretations of evidence/experiences
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Components Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
and is placed properly within the context (10
points)
to enhance demonstration of cultural intelligence (20 points)
Conclusion Establishes clear conclusion
based upon
evidence/experiences
(CACREP 2F.2.d, 2F.2.g)
Missing or no connection of evidence and analysis to the reflections; fails to summarize the argument
coherently (0 points)
Limited connection between evidence and analysis to reflections;
summarizes some ideas and thoughts but repeats
ideas to support reflections (5 points)
Engaging, strongly connects evidence and analysis to reflections; summarizes the main
topics without repeating previous ideas (10
points)
Structure & Organization
Presentation has unity and coherence to accomplish the
focused purpose
No structure or series of isolated ideas (0 points)
Organization is confusing or disjointed;
transitions are missing or inappropriate (5 points)
Clear organizational structure; easily followed;
includes transitions; structured format (10
points)
Sentence Structure Demonstrates varied
sentence structures to enhance meaning
Contains multiple and serious errors of
sentence structure: i.e. fragments, run-ons;
unable to write simple sentences (0 points)
Formulaic sentence patterns or overuse of
simple sentences; errors in sentence structure (5
points)
Effective and varied sentences; errors (if
present) due to lack of careful proofreading (10
points)
Mechanics The text has few
grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
Frequent errors in agreement, verb tense,
spelling, and capitalization; intrusive
and/or inaccurate punctuation;
communication is hindered (0 points)
Contains several errors in agreement, verb
tense, spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation (up to 6); errors interfere with meaning (5 points)
Virtually free of errors in agreement, verb tense, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation (no
more than 3); errors do not interfere with
meaning (10 points)
Vocabulary & Word Usage
Uses extended and appropriate vocabulary
Vocabulary is unsophisticated; or
subject specific vocabulary or
sophisticated vocabulary used incorrectly (0
points)
Proper, but simple vocabulary used; subject specific vocabulary used
infrequently (5 points)
Vocabulary is varied, specific and appropriate;
uses subject specific vocabulary correctly (10
points)