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Assignment

In Module, you have been learning about the importance of reflecting on our space, legacy, and land while acknowledging the various strengths you bring to higher education. You have thought about the forms of capital you possess, including familial, aspirational, linguistic, and resistant capital. You have also started our One Book, One College selection entitled Olympic Boulevard. In this activity, you are asked to write a list of affirmations about you using the structure provided OR feel free to freestyle with whatever form you choose. Whichever you select, your affirmations must be an affirming and validating reflection of yourself. Have fun!

Part A: Draw a Diagram

There are two ways that you can create your diagram:

I. Similar to a family tree, divide the page into three horizontal sections: one for your generation, one for your parents' generation, and a third for your grandparents' generation. Create boxes or shapes to represent each family member and include jobs/careers that they have had and the skills they have. Draw a line connecting people to demonstrate relationships.

II. Center yourself around very important people, begin by creating a box or shape in the middle of the page that represents you. Then include boxes or shapes around you that represent friends, relatives, and other people in your life that have been highly influential. For each person, include the careers/jobs they have had and the skills they possess(ed).
Helpful Tools to Create Your Diagram

1. 8x10 sheet of paper or poster board
2. Word document or Google Document
3. Powerpoint, Google Slide or Prezi
4. Web applications:

a. Miro com
b. Canva com
c. Lucidchart com

Part B: Submit a reflection using the questions below:

Question 1. What skills did you find within your family or community of people?

Question 2. Do you notice patterns of jobs, careers, or skills within your family or close people?

Question 3. If any, what types of skills have you inherited from your family or close people? How are your own skills similar or different?

Question 4. What skills would you like to develop?

Question 5. Drawing upon Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth framework, what are some of the forms of capitals your family members or community of people have? How have these strengths influenced you?

III. Using Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth framework, identify examples of the forms of capital you possess, focusing on cultural, social, and navigational examples. Be sure to explain your examples.

IV. Reflecting on your learning of the various types of skills for both academic and career development: what have you learned about the various types of skills and yourself? What skills do you have and which would you like to develop?

V. Reflecting on John Holland's Theory and the Career Survey that you completed: what did you learn about yourself, your personality traits, and interests?

VI. Based on the three careers that you explored for the Career Exploration assignment: what did you learn about yourself and the careers that interest you? Did you find a theme in the types of careers that interest you? After exploring these careers what did you learn about yourself and each career? Do you plan to pursue one of these careers?

VII. Based on what you learned in Module 2: what are your next moves to continue your career exploration? Which resources and support will you utilize to achieve your academic and career goals?

VIII. Choose a chapter from Section 3: "Stars over Wilderness" (pp. 81-92); "Woman by the Beach" (pp. 93-116) and answer the following questions:

Question A. Why did you choose this chapter?
Question B. What did you find interesting? What stood out?
Question C. In what ways did you see Freire's ideas at work the chapter you chose?