AP English Literature Final Project

AP English Literature – Final Research Report (Don’t panic – it’s easy!)

Your assignment is to research what students do for fun at the college you will attend. Include at least one primary source, not just previously published material. I recommend a brief phone interview with a local expert: current students, nearby clubs or restaurants, bars, tattoo parlors, bail bondsmen, whatever. Feel free to be as irreverent or as serious as fits your personality. The goal here is to gather an insider’s picture of what life outside of class might be like for you next year.

Each student will write a 1-2 page report – not longer than two pages, please. After all, you’re seniors. You will also make a brief (3-5 minute) presentation to the class (presentation can be done jointly with classmates attending the same college; essay must be individual). The presentation must be made by the end of our final exam period. SUBMIT TO TURNITIN. Rubric for report: A level B level C level  Addresses prompt creatively  Addresses prompt clearly and  Addresses prompt and comprehensively creatively  Evidences few or no in-depth  Originality in choice of  Appropriate interview subjects interviews interview subjects; in-depth  Presents interesting facts  Presents little information or conversation clearly and effectively generic information  Entertaining, interesting facts  Strong essay organization  Minimally effective  Focused thesis, effective  Effective writing style, organization organization, strong conclusion syntactic variety, command of  Limited writing style,  Sophisticated writing style, language syntactic variety, command of syntactic variety, command of  MUGS issues do not interfere language language; excellent MUGS with reader’s understanding  Significant MUGS issues

Rubric for presentation: A level B level C level  Strong evidence of preparation  Some evidence of preparation  Little evidence of preparation  Accomplished presentation  Effective presentation style:  Mostly just reads from report style: do not just read written not just reading from your report  Does not consistently maintain report  Consistently maintains audience interest  Confidently, successfully audience attention maintains audience attention

AP English Literature – Final Research Report (Don’t panic – it’s easy!)

Your assignment is to research what students do for fun at the college you will attend. Include at least one primary source, not just previously published material. I recommend a brief phone interview with a local expert: current students, nearby clubs or restaurants, politicians, bars, tattoo parlors, bail bondsmen, whatever. Feel free to be as irreverent or as serious as fits your personality. The goal here is to gather an insider’s picture of what life outside of class might be like for you next year.

Each student will write a 1-2 page report – not longer than two pages, please. After all, you’re seniors. You will also make a brief (3-5 minute) presentation to the class (presentation can be done jointly with classmates attending the same college; essay must be individual). The presentation must be made by the end of our final exam period. SUBMIT TO TURNITIN. Rubric for report: A level B level C level  Addresses prompt creatively  Addresses prompt clearly and  Addresses prompt and comprehensively creatively  Evidences few or no in-depth  Originality in choice of  Appropriate interview subjects interviews interview subjects; in-depth  Presents interesting facts  Presents little information or conversation clearly and effectively generic information  Entertaining, interesting facts  Strong essay organization  Minimally effective  Focused thesis, effective  Effective writing style, organization organization, strong conclusion syntactic variety, command of  Limited writing style,  Sophisticated writing style, language syntactic variety, command of syntactic variety, command of  MUGS issues do not interfere language language; excellent MUGS with reader’s understanding  Significant MUGS issues

Rubric for presentation: A level B level C level  Strong evidence of preparation  Some evidence of preparation  Little evidence of preparation  Accomplished presentation  Effective presentation style:  Mostly just reads from report style: do not just read written not just reading from your report  Does not consistently maintain report  Consistently maintains audience interest  Confidently, successfully audience attention maintains audience attention