Final
Project
Due
by 11 am the day of the English final exam, date TBA
Because this is not a traditional
English class, we are not going to take a traditional final. Instead of coming in for a long test for
which you have (hopefully!) studied ahead of time, you are going to plan for,
complete, and blog about a project of your choice. This project should be based around an
interest that arose during your reading for the semester, ideally fourth
quarter since that will be freshest in your mind. Everything that you do in relation to this
project (research, planning, execution, and reflection) must be posted in your
final blog of the semester, by 11 am on the day of the English final. Please take this blog post extra seriously,
as it is the representation of a project that counts for 10% of your yearly
grade. This means that you should write
an outline and an initial draft, then self-edit and additionally have someone
else look it over before you post a final version for me (and any other
viewers) to read.
Guidelines:
There are three
stages to the project:
research/planning, action, and reflection.
Between these
three elements, your project will take approximately 20 hours.
Requirements:
1. The
project must justifiably relate to one of your quarter topics.
2. Evidence
of research, planning.
3. At
least ten hours where you take action and do
something. Action must be recorded
in written testimonials from other people, photographs, or videos.
4.
Reflection/Blog Post (1,000 words): This reflection should first lay out what you
set out to do and why. Feel free to post
excerpts from your planning and link in articles that relate to your topic or
goals. Next, explain not just your
project but the results, the way that it affected you (or didn’t), and its
connection to your reading. You may also
discuss any challenges that you faced in completing your project.
Because
this assignment takes the place of your final, it is worth 20% of your grade
for the semester. That means that if you
get a zero on it, your grade will go down 20 points. You have a month to complete it, so please
make sure that you complete it to the best of your ability.
I hope that it will be a great
experience for all of us. I’m really
looking forward to seeing what you come up with and especially for witnessing
how choosing your own topics to study has affected you both personally and
intellectually. As usual, please contact
me with any questions.
Good
luck! J
