HUM 215 Project Guidelines and Rubric

Competencies In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies: Explain how creators communicate individual and cultural values and perspectives Explain how creative works influence cultures Describe a facet of culture conveyed by a creative work of cultural significance Overview Cultural organizations often invite a creator to be a part of the organization for a period of time to work on a project or explore new ideas that connect to the mission of the organization. This relationship between the organization and the creator is called an artist residency. An artist residency can take whatever form the organization desires. A library may invite a poet, a museum may invite a painter, a symphony may invite a composer, or a playhouse may invite a playwright. An artist residency is not limited to traditional performance spaces. A comic book convention may invite a graphic novelist, or a national park may invite a creator for a summer program. Organizations may issue an open call for creators to apply to the residency or, in some cases, recruit a specific creator whose work embodies the organizations values, such as social justice, sustainability, or civic responsibility. An artist residency can give creators in all areas of the arts an opportunity to express their individual and cultural values and perspectives. Scenario You will develop a proposal to a cultural organization to recommend that a particular creator be invited for an artist residency. To allow you the option of exploring the work of creators from any time period, you can imagine that you have a time machine that can bring a creator from the past into the present. The proposal will explain how the creator and their works are relevant to the cultural organization and will focus on one specific creative work as an example. This project is an opportunity to consider a creator for a residency that highlights the cultural connections of their work to the mission of a cultural organization. Directions You will select a creator and a creative work that represents a theme such as social justice, sustainability, or civic responsibility. You can select a creator from any list in the Project Resources, linked in the Supporting Materials section below. Alternatively, with instructor approval, you may choose a creator not included in the provided list. Your project will be to write a proposal for this creators residency at a cultural organization. Your proposal is divided into three parts. Part One of the project relates to the creator. Part Two describes a creative work of your choice that has cultural significance and is representative of how the creators work relates to the themes of social justice, sustainability, or civic responsibility. Part Three describes an aspect of culture conveyed by the creative work to explain how culture influences the works creation, interpretation, and importance. Keep in mind that you need to cite at least three sources from the Shapiro Library. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Part One: Who Is the Creator? In this section, you will introduce the creator and give an overview of their creative work. Cultural Values and Perspectives: Describe the cultural values and perspectives that have influenced the creator. Consider the following questions: Who is the creator? How do time and location influence the creator? What was happening in society that relates to the creators work? What are the unique life experiences that impact the creators work? Relationship Between Cultural Values and Those of Chosen Creator: Explain the relationship between your own cultural values and perspectives and those of your chosen creator. What connections exist between your values and perspectives and those of the creator? Creators Transmission: Explain how the creators transmission of their creative work impacts how the audience interprets the works message. Consider the following questions: What are the ways that the creator gets the work out to an audience? How does technology affect the audiences experience of a creative work? How is the audiences understanding of the creative work shaped by the means of transmission? Multiple Layers of Meaning: Describe the multiple layers of meaning in the creators work. How are cultural experiences represented in the creators work? Part Two: What Is the Creative Works Influence on Culture? In this section, you will describe one of the creative works of the creator you have invited for the residency, and discuss its cultural influence. Todays Society: Describe the relationship between todays society and the selected creative work. Consider the following questions: What has been the reaction of society to the work? Who has reacted to the work in this way? What cultural elements led to such a reaction? Values of the Creators Culture: Describe how the elements of culture present in the selected creative work shaped the values of the creators culture or another culture. Consider the following questions: How does the subject of the creators work shape what is important to the culture? Who is the audience for the creators work? How does the creators choice of medium for their creative work affect how the work is experienced? Cultural Change: Describe a cultural change influenced by the selected creative work. Consider the following question: What is a new way of thinking or acting that relates to the creative work? Expressed Differently by Another Culture: Explain how a version of the selected creative work may be expressed differently by another culture by shifting the cultural elements. Consider the following questions: How would the creative work be represented if created by a creator from a different culture? What cultural elements would change under those circumstances? Interpretation of the Selected Creative Work: Describe the interpretation of the selected creative work based on varying cultural values. Consider the following question: How would the cultural elements of the creative work be interpreted differently depending on another cultures values? Part Three: What Is the Cultural Influence on the Creative Work? In this section, you will describe a facet of culture conveyed by the creative work. Cultural Significance: Describe the cultural significance of the selected creative work. Power Structure: Describe a power structure that influenced the cultural significance of the selected creative work. Consider the following question: What power structure had an impact on whether the creative work is considered culturally significant? Bias: Describe the impact of bias on the selected creative works cultural significance. Whose bias impacted the cultural significance of the created work? How did bias affect the cultural significance of the work? Characteristics of the Culture: Describe characteristics of the culture represented in the selected creative work at the time the work was created. Consider the following questions: What belief held by the culture is seen in the creative work? What idea central to cultural identity is exemplified in the work? Elements of Culture: Describe elements of culture found in the selected creative work. What elements of culture (language, symbols, customs) are seen in the creative work? Creators Culture: Describe how understanding the creators culture aids in the interpretation of the selected creative works meaning. What characteristics and elements of the creators culture provide a way to understand the creative work? What to Submit Your submission should be a 5- to 7-page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Use at least 3 sources from the Shapiro Library to support your proposal. Sources should be cited according to APA style both throughout and at the end of your paper. Although Brightspace allows the addition of video notes in assignment submissions, you may not use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment. Supporting Materials The following resources support your work on the project: Reading: Project Resources This resource contains a list of creators whom you may choose from, as well as resources from the Shapiro Library. Shapiro Library Guide: APA Style This guide from the Shapiro Library will be a great resource as you cite the sources you are using throughout this course. Project Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations (100%) Meets Expectations (85%) Partially Meets Expectations (55%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value Cultural Values and Perspectives Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the cultural values and perspectives that have influenced the creator Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include naming the creator and describing specific cultural values and perspectives that influenced them Does not attempt criterion 6 Relationship Between Cultural Values and Those of Chosen Creator Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains the relationship between ones own cultural values and perspectives and those of the chosen creator Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more thorough explanation of the relationship between ones own cultural values and those of chosen creator Does not attempt criterion 6 Creators Transmission Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains how the creators transmission of their creative work impacts how the audience interprets the works message Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details to explain how the creators transmission of their creative work impacts the audiences interpretation of the works message Does not attempt criterion 6 Multiple Layers of Meaning Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the multiple layers of meaning in the creators work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details in describing the multiple layers of meaning in the creators work Does not attempt criterion 6 Todays Society Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the relationship between todays society and the selected creative work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more detailed information to describe the relationship between todays society and the selected creative work Does not attempt criterion 6 Values of the Creators Culture Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes how the elements of culture present in the selected creative work shaped the values of the creators culture or another culture Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more thorough explanation of how the creative work shaped specific values of the creators culture, elements of culture in the creative work, or another culture Does not attempt criterion 6 Cultural Change Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes a cultural change influenced by the selected creative work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details to describe a specific cultural change influenced by the creative work Does not attempt criterion 6 Expressed Differently by Another Culture Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains how a version of the selected creative work may be expressed differently by another culture by shifting the cultural elements Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more detailed information about specific cultural elements to explain how a version of the selected creative work may be expressed differently by another culture Does not attempt criterion 6 Interpretation of the Selected Creative Work Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the interpretation of the selected creative work based on varying cultural values Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details to describe the interpretation of the creative work based on varying cultural values Does not attempt criterion 6 Cultural Significance Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the cultural significance of the selected creative work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details to describe the cultural significance of the selected creative work Does not attempt criterion 6 Power Structure Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes a power structure that influenced the cultural significance of the selected creative work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more detailed information to describe a specific power structure that influenced the cultural significance of the creative work Does not attempt criterion 6 Bias Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the impact of bias on the selected creative works cultural significance Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more thorough description of the impact of bias on whether the selected creative work is considered culturally significant Does not attempt criterion 6 Characteristics of the Culture Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the characteristics of the culture represented in the selected creative work at the time the work was created Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more details to describe the characteristics of the culture represented in the creative work, with specific examples from the time the work was created Does not attempt criterion 6 Elements of Culture Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes elements of culture found in the selected creative work Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more detailed description of the elements of culture found in the selected creative work Does not attempt criterion 6 Creators Culture Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes how understanding the creators culture aids in the interpretation of the selected creative works meaning Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more thorough description of how understanding the creators culture aids in the interpretation of the selected creative works meaning Does not attempt criterion 6 Clear Communication Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 5 Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors 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 5 Total: