Question Details

COMM 150 Week 2 Assignment
It is New to Me

Purpose
To assess your ability to analyze a new external environment for perceptions and emotions.

Action Items
1.	Attend an event that you would not normally attend where you will be the minority in some way. This could include attending a religious service of a different faith, a concert with unfamiliar music, a trip to a grocery store that specializes in non-American cuisine, a restaurant that serves food that you would never dream of eating, volunteering at a homeless shelter, etc.
2.	Document the experience - why you selected the venue, how you would be defined as a minority in that environment, the people that you encountered, and what actually happened during the experience.
3.	Determine your perceptions and emotions before, during, and after the event. What type of language did you encounter? Include empathy elements discussed in Interpersonal Communication.
4.	Write a three to four page paper reflecting on this experience.

Submission Instructions
1. Submit your completed assignment using the Submit tool.
2. In addition, bring a copy of your completed assignment to class, and be prepared to share your experience during class.

Grading Rubric
•	Content - relevance, accuracy, and depth: 48 points
•	Effectiveness - writing style, appropriateness to purpose and audience, tone, flow/readability, clarity, organization, and progression: 32 points
•	Note that up to 20 points will be deducted for failing to meet the requirements of error-free mechanics and format criteria.