HSP 3U Unit 1 CA: Schools of Thought Collage

Throughout the first unit of the course you have been studying the social sciences’ three different approaches to the issue of humanness. You examined a variety of schools of thoughts in each of the field, e.g., Pavlov focused on classical conditioning shaping behavior and Skinner researched operant conditioning. Learning these different schools of thought and understanding their application is one of the most important things in the study of social science.

For this assignment, you will create a collage that visually represents the ideas of one specific school of thought. With the collage, you will write a one paragraph explanation of the images you chose.

Size: max. ½ bristol board (or 2 sheets of 8 ½ x 14 papers taped together)

Content and Format

Choose 1 school of thought.

Samples:

Psychology – Freud, Jung, Pavlov, Skinner, Maslow, Piaget, Erikson

Sociology – Durkheim, Parsons, Marx, Smith, Weber

Anthropology – Cultural Relativism, Functional Theory, Cultural Materialism, Feminist Anthropology

In the centre of your sheet/bristol board, identify your school of thought and include a one sentence explanation.

Coming off the centre, arrange a variety of images that represent the ideas of the school of thought. Attach your paragraph to the back of the collage.

Paragraph must explain the school of thought and how the collage images represent the ideas and perspective contained in the chosen school of thought.

Include proper APA citations for all images used on your work.

HSP 3U1 Schools of Thought Collage Rubric

Levels of Achievement

Criteria / Level 4 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1
Supporting Evidence (T)
Organizer provides supporting evidence (visual) that appropriately and effectively represents the school of thought / Excellent supporting images thoroughly supports the ideas from the school of thought. / Good supporting images supports the ideas from the school of thought very well. / Supporting images support some of the ideas from the school of thought. / Supporting images support few of the ideas from the school of thought.
Structure (A)
Clear, informative collage that is logically organized and makes visual sense.
Proper APA citations for all images and ideas.
Proper paragraph format. / Graphics and images are highly logical and organized. Their use and layout strongly aid understanding of the school of thought and its significance.
All images and ideas are properly cited using APA format without any errors.
Paragraph is very clear and in proper format. / Graphics and images are logical and organized. Their use and layout aid understanding of the school of thought and its significance.
Almost all images and ideas are properly cited using APA format with few errors.
Paragraph is clear and in proper format with few errors. / Graphics and images have some logic and organization. Their use and layout sometimes help the understanding of the school of thought and its significance.
Most images and ideas are properly cited using APA format with some errors.
Paragraph is mostly in proper format, but some elements are missing, unclear, or weak. / Graphics and images have a little logic and organization. Their use and layout sometimes help understanding of the school of thought and its significance, but many areas are unclear and not properly represented.
Some images and ideas are properly cited using APA format with regular errors.
Paragraph is understandable but has formatting errors and.
Visual & Written Presentation (C)
The neatness and quality of the graphics and layout used in the organizer
Accuracy of language / Excellent graphics and layout gives the project strong visual impact and has a very clean, organized presentation.
Spelling, grammar are flawless / Good graphics and layout gives the project visual impact and has a clean, organized presentation.
One or two errors / Graphics and layout occasionally helps with the impact of the project. The project needs more organization polish.
3-5 errors / Graphics and layout of the project has little organization. The visuals rarely help in communicating the projects information.
More than 6 errors