module 3: Activity 3 ACTIVITY GUIDE
Activity 3 | The Process of Identity Construction
instructions:
Objective: To explore your own identity, applying the concepts from the Communication
Theory of Identity (CTI).
1. Think of a recent event where your identity was evident or influenced. Write a short
description of the event. Focus on the context, the people involved, and what
happened. This could be:
A recent orientation for First Year students.
A social interaction or communication situation you’ve been part of or observed.
A family gathering, a classroom discussion, a social media interaction, or a time
when you felt you had to act differently in a public setting
2. Analyze your experience using the four frames of CTI:
Personal Frame: How did you see yourself during this event? What identity do you
think you were “performing” in that moment?
Enacted Frame: How did you show yourself to others? What impression were you
trying to create for other people involved?
Relational Frame: How did others perceive your identity or respond to you?
Communal Frame: Did any cultural norms, expectations, or shared beliefs from your
community influence how you acted or how others perceived you?
3. Identify whether there were any identity gaps in the experiences:
a. Personal-Enacted Gap: Was there a gap between how you saw yourself and how
you acted?
b. Personal-Relational Gap: Did others perceive you differently than how you saw
yourself?
4. Based on your experiences, reflect and discuss:
a. Does performing your identity in this way mean you were being inauthentic or
deceitful? Why or why not?
b. Discuss whether identity performance always has to be “fake” or if it can still be
authentic while adapting to different situations.
Before you begin, review the guidelines and rubric provided below to ensure your activity
meets the expected standards. Your submission should reflect careful thought and thorough
understanding of the topic of orality and literacy.
Also, please ensure that you attach the rubric as the final page of your document, after the
references section. The rubric is available for download as png on the course site.
Guidelines for Your Paper:
Paper Size & Format: A4, PDF
Font Size & Style: 12, Times New Roman
Spacing: 1.5, Remove space before & after paragraph
Margin: One-inch margin on all sides
Word Count: No word count
Writing: With indention and free of grammatical errors.
In-text Citation & References: MLA [Guide: Click Me]
Upper left corner of the 1st page: Name (Student Number)
Ex: Taylor A. Swift (1989-01213)
Upper right corner of the 1st page: Course Title (Year-Program)
Ex: Comm 10 (4-BAMA)
Rubric Attachment: Attach the PNG file of the rubric and place it on the very last
page of your activity (after the references).
Filename: C10_A1_FamilyName [Ex: C10_A1_Swift]
RUbric
CRITERIA RATINGS POINTS
10 8 6 4 2
Effectively applies Applies concepts Applies basic Struggles to Fails to apply
concepts to answer with solid concepts but apply concepts concepts, with
10
the question/s. understanding. lacks depth or correctly, with little to no
Demonstrates deep Connections are critical insight. shallow relevant
[Link] understanding with relevant and Connections analysis. analysis.
Application relevant, critical well-developed, are incomplete, Connections Answer/s are
and Analysis connections, with thoughtful with limited are unclear, lacking and
supported by logical analysis and analysis and and answers are
reasoning and well-supported some gaps in are poorly unsupported
evidence. answers. reasoning. supported. by evidence.
5 4 3 2 1
5 The paper is well- The paper is The paper has a
The paper is
The paper
organized with a organized with a basic structure, lacks coherent
poorly
logical flow. logical structure. but organization,
organized, with
[Link] Paragraphs are Paragraphs are organization is making it
paragraphs
Mechanics well-connected, well-connected, uneven.
that do not
difficult to
and transitions are though some Paragraphs lack follow. Writing
and smooth. Writing is transitions could smooth
connect well.
is riddled with
Writing is
Organization clear, precise, and be smoother. transitions. errors, making
unclear with
free of grammatical Writing is clear Writing contains it hard to
many errors.
errors. with few errors. several errors. understand.
5 4 3 2 1
5
The format, The format, The format,
The format, citation The format,
citation style, citation style, citation style,
[Link] style, and all citation style,
and guidelines and guidelines and guidelines
provided guidelines and most
, Citations, and instructions are guidelines are
have several aren’t followed, are not
errors or with frequent followed. Most
and followed followed, with a
omissions. Some errors. Many sources are
Adherence to meticulously. All few minor errors.
sources are sources are incorrectly
sources are Most sources are
Guidelines correctly cited. correctly cited
incorrectly incorrectly cited or
cited. cited. missing.
TOTAL