Humanities Cultural Credit
What is cultural credit?
Humanities is learning about culture, so, throughout the year you are required to attend or
participate in three cultural credit activities. Each cultural credit is due about a week
from the end of the marking period. I will assign specific dates as we get closer to the
deadlines.
What counts as “cultural”?
Although spending the day hiking in Ridley Creek State Park, going to see The Dave
Matthews Band, or celebrating Aunt Tilly’s 80th birthday may be nice, this assignment
calls on you to reach beyond your home and what is familiar to you in order to discover
the larger world. We are fortunate to live in an area where so many culturally enriching
activities are available. Local options include:
Wharton Eshrick museum & studio
colonial attractions
Museum of Anthropology and Archeology
foreign film at the Ritz
Brandywine River Museum
lecture at a local college
Imax at the Franklin Institute
Rosenbach Museum
Widener or Swarthmore Observatories
The Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Eastern State Penitentiary
Constitution Center
Mutter Museum
Or check out visitphilly.com!
What is expected of me?
A two to three page response in essay form is due with each cultural credit experience. It
is worth 100 points, 80 for content, 20 for mechanics. The response will contain the
following:
1. A brief summary. Tell the place, date, nature of your experience, and the names of
others that accompanied you.
2. A brief evaluation. Good time? Bad time? Weird time?
3. Analysis. In this portion you will write on one or a few of the following:
 What were the major ideas/ messages about life?
 What insights or knowledge did you gain?
 Discuss questions the program generated.
 Were you able to compare it, contrast it, or make connections to other arts
experiences?
 Analyze the culture to which you were exposed.
In addition, I need concrete evidence of your attendance. Show me pictures on your
phone and bring me paper proof – a playbill, a receipt, etc.