Overview
WHO AM I ASSIGNMENT?
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an understanding of your self-concept, perception and the overall effect on communication. To understand the importance of the self-concept and perception, you will complete the following activities:
1. Identify your self-concept and analyze how your self-concept developed over time.
2. Determine how your family, friends, significant others and coworkers perceive you.
3. Provide examples of how your self-concept impacts how you communicate in familial, intimate and work-related interpersonal relationships
Evaluation of Overall Assignments
I. Reflect on your your self-concept. Express your opinions on the results of the learning style
assessment and personality quiz (NOTE: Include a screenshot of the assessments).
II. Develop a Word Cloud of all of the words that you use to describe yourself.
III. Develop a Word Cloud of all of the words that others use to describe you.
IV. Create a Collage using the Word Clouds and other images that reflect who you are. NOTE: You can add pictures instead of using just words for the collage.
V. Submit a 4-5-page paper that addresses the topic “Who Am I?” You should summarize and highlight a basic idea of self-concept that supports your analysis.
ACTIVITY #1: Self-Concept Reflection – What makes you who you are?
Complete the following to determine your self-concept:
1. First, think about all the words you use to describe who you are (e.g. sister, student, hard worker, etc.).
2. Second, complete at least one personality test and at least one learning style assessment:
links:
learningstyles
ACTIVITY #2
Self-Concept Word Cloud
1. First, think about what you learned from the personality test and the learning assessment. Write down the words that describe your personality and learning style.
2. Second, write down words that you use to describe who you think you are (e.g. smart, funny, sister, aunt, student, quiet, easily intimidated, shy, tomboy, high maintenance, aggressive, persistent, etc.).
3. Develop a Word Cloud using all of the terms that you feel best describe your self-concept.
INCLUDE CREATIVITY
links:
ACTIVITY #3
How People Perceive Me Word Cloud: Complete the following to determine how other people perceive you:
1. First, interview your family, friends, significant other and coworkers to gather information on how others perceiveyou. Write down all of the words they use to describe you. (Don’t argue or influence them!).
2. Second, develop a Word Cloud using ALL of the terms that others used to describe you.
ACTIVITY #4
Reflection - “Them versus Me”
Look at the similarities and differences between how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. Complete the table below:
After completing the table, create a Collage using words from the Word Clouds and/or other images that reflect who you are. SHOW CREATIVITY! Combine pictures and words on your collage!
FORMAT
1. 3-4 Page Paper (embed the word clouds, include a screenshot of the learning styles and complete the table of similarities and differences for activity #4 and include them in the 3-4 page paper)
2. Typed Double-Spaced, 12-font
3. 1” Margins
4. Proper Heading (APA style)