LAPC Anthropology Own Experience of Culture Shock Response and Replies
In this discussion board:
– Please share a time you experienced “culture shock”. Culture shock is the experience of feeling disoriented, confused, or uncomfortable because the cultural practice you are being being exposed to is unfamiliar to you.
– Your post should be “substantive”, meaning that it is long enough (see rubric below) and that you should include (and properly use) at least one of the concepts you heard about in the powerpoint lecture you watched.
– See professor’s post as a sample.
Rubric for discussion post:
- 10 points (out of 10): Substantive response to the prompt provided (minimum of 5 sentences), submitted by due date.
- 5 points (out of 10): Response is lacking in quality, depth, and/or appropriate length, submitted by due date.
- 0 points (out of 10): Response provided after due date or response does not address the prompt provided.
Rubric for peer response:
- 10 points (out of 10): Substantive response to 2 peer comments (minimum of 3 sentences), submitted by due date.
- 5 points (out of 10): Response is lacking in quality, depth, and/or appropriate length, submitted by due date.
- 0 points (out of 10): Response: Response provided after due date or response does not address the prompt provided.

