Instructions: Please note the Discussions are not designed to be another “writte

Instructions:
Please note the Discussions are not designed to be another “written assignment”. Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers, similar to those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions are not asking you to write another scholarly essay.
Criteria
Answers the initial graded discussion question(s)/topic(s), demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the concepts for the module. Addresses most aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding of most of the modular concepts.
Integrates evidence to support your discussion from assigned readings** or online lessons AND at least one outside scholarly source. *** Sources are credited. * (APA format required.)
Communicates in a professional manner. Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (NO errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Discussion Prompt
The goal of the self-reflection is to gain an understanding of how large social forces impact individual experience and to develop your professional vocabulary to identify and describe social forces.
The goal is NOT to revisit difficult emotional experiences for the purpose of their resolution.
1. Identify a turning point in your life and self-reflect on that turning point. This turning point does not need to be traumatic, but an event that, in hindsight, changed the trajectory of your development. You should choose an event in your life that you are willing to share with others in the class, and that by doing so, will not cause you discomfort.
2. What were the historical, political, economic, and/or cultural trends that shaped this experience for you?