Action Items
1. Write a 3- to 4-page paper in APA format reflecting on this experience.
○ Include an introduction and a conclusion.
○ Explain why you selected the venue/event/group. Describe the
people that you encountered and summarize what happened during
the experience.
○ Analyze the situation and your perceptions by responding to the
following:
■ How were you different from the majority?
■ Did you have any pre-existing assumptions, biases, or
stereotypes before engaging in this activity? How do you
think these may have influenced your initial perceptions?
■ Did your perceptions change? Analyze your experience in
terms of the stages of perception described in the text.
■ Did you feel you were treated differently than the others
in attendance? If so, do you think this assessment is
accurate? Perhaps it is, but also consider what perceptual
limits may have been influencing your experience. Could it
have been a combination of both?
○ Note: You want to create a fully developed paper with a logical flow
rather than a list of responses to the set of prompts. You don’t need
to address each prompt individually, nor in the order in which they
are presented. While you should cover the requested information,
synthesize it into a logical, organized essay.
- Action Items
