I have attached weeks 4 and 5 to be done no later than Wednesday May 3 by 8am. Follow ALL instructions.
Significant Object Analysis Worksheet
A significant object is something made by a human. Another term for a significant object is an artifact. It can be something of historical significance or it can be something created today by a family member or your favorite performer. It can be any form of art or self-expression that has meaning to you. It can be anything that a human conceived of as art and deliberately crafted such as the Lascaux cave paintings.
For this assignment, you are asked to identify and analyze a significant object.
OBSERVE: Share your significant object or a link to your significant object in the space below.
Include a description of the object and research on its background. For example, information about the creator, or artist. What was happening in the world or in your life when this was made? Build on your main discussion post from this week. (150-200 words)
*** Make sure to cite your sources by including a list of any outside sources of information you are using. Remember, research is always a good thing as it shows curiosity. Apply what you have learned about academic integrity by giving credit where credit is due.
PROCESS: What does this significant object mean to you? Please explain. (150-200 words)
How has it inspired or moved you? Has it helped make your life or the life of others better? How does it connect to your life or to the educational journey you are starting along with your classmates?
ANALYZE: During this weeks discussion, you viewed several objects significant to your classmates.
How does your object compare with your classmates choices? How do you think your significant object communicates your life perspective to the class? What story, or small bit of story, does it tell about you? (150-200 words)
CONNECT: Discuss in your own words, how technology has changed human making and human sharing of significant objects. (100-150 words)
Submit the completed worksheet using the link at the bottom of the Week 5 assignment page in the classroom. WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT
RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING A HUMAN EXPRESSION
In this Assignment, you will continue working with the object or expression you used for the discussion. You will need at least one source from the Walden Library, Google Scholar, or other academically relevant source.
Note:Wikipedia and About.com are not considered academically relevant sources for this class.
Here are some examples of how you might research your significant object.
If you selected a family heirloom, consider finding out more about what was happening in the world the year it was made.
If it is a quilt, you could research the history of quilts.
If it is a famous painting, song, or book, there will be articles about the artist or writer readily available.
If you selected a photograph of a family member, you might research what sort of life events portraits record.
If you selected a piece of music, you might research its origins, or how it was received when it was first released.
Required Readings
Ministre de la Culture. (n.d.)
Lascaux
Links to an external site.
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https://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en
Links to an external site.
Student Affairs:
Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity
Links to an external site.
Required Media
Shafak, E. (n.d.).
The politics of fiction
Links to an external site.
[Video]. TED: Ideas worth spreading. https://www.ted.com/talks/elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction#t-1166292 WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT
REFLECTION ROUGH DRAFT
This week you will begin a draft that will eventually become your final project in Week 6. This draft asks you to reflect on your weekly journal entries, your self-assessment scores, insights youve gained about what you need to be successful as a learner as you move through your program and by reviewing everything you have done and learned so far in this course to inform your written narrative.
To prepare for the Assignment:
The Writing Center Drafting a Narrative resource you identified in Week 3.
The automated writing feedback tool Grammarly you identified in Week 3.
Your journal entries and previous assignments.
Your Self-Assessment results from Week 1.
Your discussion posts.
The weekly resources discussing what it means to be human in a technological world.
BY DAY 7
Submit a 2- to 3-page rough draft essay that includes responses to all three sections listed below plus an introduction.
Assignment Instructions:
During Week 6, youll be guided through a revisions and proofreading process that will help you further develop and improve your rough draft by adding more thoughts, incorporating any feedback received, and ensuring youve followed Academic Writing Expectations. Your final draft will be due at the end of Week 6.
The required elements for both weeks are the same, but the expectations are slightly different. The grading rubrics for Weeks 4 and 6 demonstrate this. For example, this weeks rough draft represents a first attempt at putting your thoughts down on paper and only covers four weeks.By Week 6, your final paper should be longer, include obvious improvements to the rough draft, and include aspects from the entire class term.
Your Week 4 paper should include three sections and an introduction. Support your ideas with specific examples and resources whenever possible.
Before you begin this assignment, open a blank document where you can type your draft and take advantage of spell check and editing functions. Just make sure to save often in case of a technical difficulties. Include the following parts:
Section 1: Introduction
An introduction tells the reader what the coming article is about. An introduction is usually a paragraph of 3-5 sentences. For this introduction, answer the following questions:
Was there a specific moment when I decided to continue my education? If so, what was it?
What inspired me to take this step?
Why did I choose to become a member of the Walden community?
Section 2: Main Body
The first and longest section of your draft should describe who you are today as a result of this first-term course and starting your educational journey. Consider your personal plan for success at Walden.
Part 1: Today I am…
Think about some of the course themes and big ideas we discussed and connect them to the way you will approach learning and future classes.
Be specific and point to course examples to support your ideas.
Answer these questions to develop this section:
How do I plan to be fully human in this online academic world?
Consider the ideas discussed in the Week 1 resources about what it means to be human.
How ready do I feel to embark on this journey?
How do the tools and available support contribute to achieving my goals?
Part 2: I will reach my goals by….
The second section is about your future. Be practical.
Make a commitment to yourself and the classmates who might need your support during the program. Think about your reasons for being here and what you hope to achieve.
Answer these questions to develop this section:
How am I managing the business of being a student?
What questions do I still have about my enrollment, my program, my planned course of study?
How will I protect my learning process?
What time management and support network decisions have I made? Consider the Time Management Toolkit Resources.
How might I identify a mentor (colleague with different professional skills, someone in your profession, community, or a Walden Faculty Member) to support my educational efforts
What are my technical challenges and how might I solve them?
Part 3: I will join the Walden community by….
Walden is committed to social change. Your choice to pursue further education is in and of itself an act of social change.
In the third section, explain how you might:
Contribute to social change at home, in your current employment, and in your community.
Become a mentor to others in the program?
Identify at least two university resources that you believe will be useful to you in your academic journey. Explain in detail why you have chosen these resources.
In the final week we will add one more section and a conclusion to this draft.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
Michelle Obama. (2020, May 7).
Biography
Links to an external site.
. https://www.biography.com/us-first-lady/michelle-obama
Holden, S. (2003).
Johnny Cash, Country Music Bedrock, Dies at 7
Links to an external site.
1.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/sep/13/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
Productions, A. I. R. L. G.-. (2009).
Extended Biography – The World Food Prize – Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World
Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/dr_norman_e_borlaug/extended_biography/
Profile: Malala Yousafzai
Links to an external site.
. (2017, August 17). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23241937
Tim Berners-Lee biography
Links to an external site.
. (2018, March 5). Biography Online. https://www.biographyonline.net/business/tim-berners-lee.html
Kelion, L., (24 September, 2019)
Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case
Links to an external site.
. BBC.com accessed at https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49808208
Required Media
Yuknavitch, L. (2016).
The beauty of being a misfitLinks to an external site.
[Video]. TED: Ideas worth spreading.https://www.ted.com/talks/lidia_yuknavitch_the_beauty_of_being_a_misfit
