Practice Instructions Project
The Practice Instructions Project ask you to analyze one of the assigned historical records of Asian practice, paying attention the interaction of the three elements of culture. You then draw on what you learned to write and/or draw a set of instructions that could be used to facilitate the similar contemporary practice described in the relevant scenario.
Step 5: Final Instructions
Based on the research documented in the Practice Research Form (Step 1); insights from annotating the corresponding historical record (Step 2); the reflection prompted by the planning worksheet (PW, Step 3); and your review of peer comments on all these materials (Step 4); you are now ready to creation the final Practice Instructions Project in thoughtful way by doing ONE of the following:
- create a poster presentation, series of sketches or visual/verbal presentation in some other creative reporting medium (2 pages of drawing intergrated with text, which could be two sides of a poster board; or a single illustration with 1 page of commentary) ; *OR*
- write a formal prose set of instructions to a specific person in formal prose (no more than 3 pages) OR*
- write a fictional but realistic narrative that describes either yourself or someone else leading a group of participants in the chosen contemporary activity (3-4 pages, but up to 5 allowed for a script or narrative that is mostly dialogue).
Your instructions should be designed to help plan and facilitate the proposed activity, and should explicitly cite details and page numbers from the corresponding historical record of Asian practice to make clear the source of your ideas. The instructions should explicitly and succinctly address the GOAL articulated in the relevant scenario, which in each case targets the *causal relationship between* two of the three elements of culture studied throughout the course.
To this end, whether visual or verbal, your final report should ***BEGIN WITH AN INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT*** that
- directly addresses the person you to whom you are presenting the instructions;
- identifies the contemporary practice and the corresponding Asian practice; and
- summarizes in 1-2 sentences your instructions for at least three aspects of the contemporary activity, as suggested by reflections in the PW, in order to address the goal stated in the corresponding scenario.
The remainder of your instructions should support this statement—verbally and/or visually, explicitly or through narrative—by explaining each part of your instructions, explicitly referencing relevant details in the primary source associated with the corresponding Asian practice.
**View evaluation rubric for this assignments**
Really REALLY Major, Important Reminder
As noted in the syllabus, I will generally elect severe penalties for academic dishonesty (which in journal reflections usually involves inclusion of material from uncited sources): a zero score for the assignment, and failing the course for a second offense. You are responsible for reading my comments regarding the importance of academic honesty, and my no-tolerance policy for incidents of dishonesty, in FAQ, #10-13; as well as for requesting clarification if there is anything you do not understand.