Description
Assessment Instructions
For this assessment, complete the following:
- Compile a list of twenty significant cultural developments from the past. You may use the Personal Significance activities (linked in the Resources under the Capella Multimedia heading) to help assemble this list:
- Describe the cultural developments you noted and then evaluate their application to modern life.
- Notice any compelling themes here. Are there any common themes or persistent forms of expression, or especially vital historical periods among your choices? Think about what the items you selected say about who you are and what gives your life meaning.
- Consider how these developments impact your everyday life in a personal way. The cultural background of humanities disciplines provide some structure, of course, but what really matters are your own feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and decisions.
- How does an understanding of the humanities impact your life?
- How do you integrate the philosophical, religious, and aesthetic values of the humanities into daily living?
This essay will be an intensely personal one; make it a worthwhile exercise.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
- Length: 8–10 typed and double-spaced pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Required Resources
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
Capella Multimedia
Click the links provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:
- Personal Significance: Classical | Transcript.
- Personal Significance: Medieval | Transcript.
- Personal Significance: Renaissance | Transcript.
- Personal Significance: Modern | Transcript.
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.
The following resource provides a brief reminder of past contributions to the humanities, presented through the lives of individual characters from history. A series of open-ended questions serve as the start of a conversation with your instructor that should serve to improve your ability to express the role the humanities play in your personal and professional life.
Library Resources
The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:
- Epstein, M., & Klyukanov, I. (2012). The transformative humanities: A manifesto. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
- Hoffman, S. J. (2011). Teaching the humanities online: A practical guide to the virtual classroom. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
Course Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the HUM-FP1000 – Introduction to Humanities Library Guide to help direct your research.
Internet Resources
Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
- Malinowski, S. (2009). Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata (animated score, 1st mvt.) piano solo. Retrieved from
Bookstore Resources
The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.
- Fiero, G. K. (2016). Landmarks in humanities (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
- Chapter 15.
Humanities in Modern Life Scoring Guide
Humanities in Modern Life Scoring Guide
CRITERIA
NON-PERFORMANCE
BASIC
PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Identify significant
cultural
developments from
a variety of
historical eras.
Does not identify
significant cultural
developments
from a variety of
historical eras.
Lists cultural
Identifies
developments from a few significant
historical eras.
cultural
developments
from a variety of
historical eras.
Describes significant
cultural developments from
a variety of historical eras,
including details that
explain those events’
significance.
Describe the forms
of expression that
instantiate the arts
and humanities.
Does not describe
the forms of
expression that
instantiate the arts
and humanities.
Lists forms of expression Describes the
that instantiate the arts
forms of
and humanities.
expression that
instantiate the
arts and
humanities.
Explains the forms of
expression that instantiate
the arts and humanities.
Assess the
influence of past
expressions of the
humanities on
present-day life.
Does not assess
the influence of
past expressions
of the humanities
on present-day
life.
Describes the influence
of past expressions of
the humanities on
present-day life.
Assesses the
influence of past
expressions of
the humanities
on present-day
life.
Analyzes the influence of
past expressions of the
humanities on present-day
life; analysis relates specific
forms of expression and
cultural developments to
modern life.
Explain how the arts
and humanities
affect everyday life.
Does not explain
how the arts and
humanities affect
everyday life.
Identifies topics in which
the arts and humanities
connect to everyday life
but does not completely
explain how the arts and
humanities affect those
areas.
Explains how the
arts and
humanities affect
everyday life.
Analyzes ways that the arts
and humanities affect
everyday life; analysis
highlights complex
relationships as well as
more obvious links.
Assess the role of
philosophical,
religious, and
aesthetic values in
everyday life.
Does not assess
the role of
philosophical,
religious, and
aesthetic values in
everyday life.
Explains the role of
philosophical, religious,
and aesthetic values in
everyday life.
Assesses the
role of
philosophical,
religious, and
aesthetic values
in everyday life.
Analyzes the role of
philosophical, religious, and
aesthetic values in
everyday life.
Write coherently to
support a central
idea in appropriate
format with correct
grammar, usage,
and mechanics.
Does not write
coherently to
support a central
idea in appropriate
format with correct
grammar, usage,
and mechanics.
Writes in support of a
central idea with
inconsistent attention to
format, grammar, usage,
and mechanics.
Writes coherently
to support a
central idea in
appropriate
format with
correct grammar,
usage, and
mechanics.
Writes coherently, using
evidence to support a
central idea in a consistent
format with correct
grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
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