HU 340 Herzing University Week 1 Climate Emergency Pop Culture PPT Unit 1 Assessment – What is Pop Culture? Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Point

HU 340 Herzing University Week 1 Climate Emergency Pop Culture PPT Unit 1 Assessment – What is Pop Culture?

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Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 85
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Instructions
Analyze: Word of the Year
EVALUATION TITLE: WHAT IS POP CULTURE?

One way to identify changes in popular culture is to examine new terms and concepts that arise and quickly become prevalent in society. For example, you may be familiar with the new phrases that arose with the use of smartphones (LOL! OMG! YOLO!) and the new meanings for already familiar words such as text, data, refresh, application, etc. We use “Google” as a verb today, “Spam” used to be a canned meat product, and “Amazon” no longer first brings to mind a river in South America.

Oxford Dictionary (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ (Links to an external site.)) takes on the challenge of the ever-changing English language by providing definitions for newly adopted and used words in the English language and even selects a “Word of the Year” – a word that takes on a certain significant meaning in the context of current events and culture. In 2015, it was notable that the “word” of the year wasn’t even a word at all, but instead an emoji! No one 10 years ago could have predicted this, and it demonstrates clearly the role that communication via technology has in today’s culture.

For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation about popular culture and this year’s Word of the Year. Look up Oxford Dictionaries’ most recent Word of the Year and consider the cultural influences and events that drove this word selection. What events are related to this word and what are their significance? How does this word present itself in your own thoughts, experiences, and beliefs? What is the connection between the “Word of the Year” and the concept of Popular Culture?

Specifications:

Submission: A 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation or Prezi to address the questions posed above. Include speaker notes or a voice-over, images, and videos where applicable. If you choose the voice-over option, you will upload your recording web link (URL).

In your presentation:

Clearly explain the meaning of the Word of the Year.
Provide 4-5 examples of cultural events that led up to or evolved from this word usage.
Reflect on thoughts, experiences, and beliefs regarding this word’s usage in society and your own life.
Provide speaker’s notes or a voice over on the PowerPoint to accompany each slide. If you choose speaker’s notes, the total word count of your notes should be 750-1000 words. If you choose to create a voice-over recording your presentation should be 4-6 minutes long.
Include a title slide and include your references page in APA format on the last slide of the presentation.

Helpful Resources:

Screencast-o-matic is an easy, free tool to use to create your voice over. Get free access at https://screencast-o-matic.com/ (Links to an external site.)
If you are new to using Screencast-o-matic, tutorials are available at http://help.screencast-o-matic.com/ (Links to an external site.)
For information on using PowerPoint speaker notes, see: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e (Links to an external site.)

Estimated time to complete: 4 hours

Rubric

Unit 1 Assessment – What is Pop Culture?

Unit 1 Assessment – What is Pop Culture?

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContentHU340-CO1; HU340-CO2

27.0 pts

Level 5

Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner.

24.0 pts

Level 4

Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with minor weaknesses in one or more of the areas.

22.0 pts

Level 3

Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Expresses ideas in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with weaknesses in these area.

19.0 pts

Level 2

Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are partially expressed in an organized, professional, and culturally respectful manner with major weaknesses in these areas.

16.0 pts

Level 1

Expresses limited content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are not expressed in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and/or culturally respectful manner.

0.0 pts

Level 0

The assignment was not completed or there are no constructed concepts that demonstrate analytically skills and no evidences to support the content does not align to the assignment instructions

27.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysisPRICE-P

27.0 pts

Level 5

Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with strong evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

24.0 pts

Level 4

Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

22.0 pts

Level 3

Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating analytical skills with some evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

19.0 pts

Level 2

Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating weak analytical skills with minimal evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

16.0 pts

Level 1

Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating inadequate evidence of analytical skills. There is minimal or no evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

0.0 pts

Level 0

The assignment was not completed or there was no evidence of constructed concepts that are supported by professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.

27.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTechnology

15.0 pts

Level 5

Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement all assignment requirements.

14.0 pts

Level 4

Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement most assignment requirements.

12.0 pts

Level 3

Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement some assignment requirements.

11.0 pts

Level 2

Manipulates multiple technological resources for some assignment requirements.

9.0 pts

Level 1

Manipulates technological resources to minimally meet some assignment requirements.

0.0 pts

Level 0

The assignment was not completed or difficulties with technological manipulation were evident. The assignment submitted does not meet requriements.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting

10.0 pts

Level 5

The assignment exhibits a excellent command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling.

6.0 pts

Level 4

The assignment exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics, or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication.

4.0 pts

Level 3

The assignment exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The assignment has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication

2.0 pts

Level 2

The assignment exhibits a limited command of written English language conventions. The assignment has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication.

1.0 pts

Level 1

The assignment exhibits little command of written English language conventions. The assignment has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning.

0.0 pts

Level 0

The assignment does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The assignment has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty discerning the meaning.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPAPRICE-I

6.0 pts

Level 5

In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included with no errors.

5.0 pts

Level 4

In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 1-2 minor APA errors.

4.0 pts

Level 3

In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 3 – 4 minor APA errors.

3.0 pts

Level 2

In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have more than 4 errors.

2.0 pts

Level 1

The errors demonstrate limited understanding of in-text citation and reference requirements

0.0 pts

Level 0

There are no in-text citations AND/OR references.

6.0 pts

Total Points: 85.0