Final Project Description & Rubric

Your Final Project will be 3-5 minute presentation on a topic of your choosing. Possibilities include:  Video  Animated Movie  Youtube  Audio file  PowerPoint/Keynote  Buzzfeed List  Prezi  ?   The presentation cannot be a speech. Content must be appropriate (of course), be at an appropriate level of work, and must have written components.  Due date: all must be emailed to me by end of day May 26th  Points possible: 75   Option 1: My Senior Footprint #myseniorfootprint  What did you LEARN from the last four years of your life? How have you learned it? What have been your greatest influences? (People, texts, etc.) What is the “theme” of your life?  Option 2: The Importance of Literature  Think about why we should read great literature. What are classic examples? Contemporary? What makes literature great? How has literature changed? (Forms, etc.)  A level  B level  C level  Approaches topic  Addresses prompt clearly  Addresses prompt creatively, insightfully and and creatively  Evidences few or no in- thoroughly  Appropriate interview depth interviews  Covers the length subjects  Presents little information requirement (3-5 minutes)  Presents interesting facts or generic information  Content is engaging and is clearly and effectively  Minimally effective explored in depth; all elements  Strong essay organization organization are addressed  Effective writing style,  Limited writing style,  Extra written components syntactic variety, command of syntactic variety, command of (transcipts, etc) are provided language language when appropriate.  MUGS issues do not  Significant MUGS issues  Content is organized and interfere with reader’s presentation has fluency. understanding  Language is sophisticated and appropriate to AP level.  Strong evidence of preparation and effort is apparent.  Project is presented confidently; student successfully manages audience attention  If part of a group: . Write up detailing contributions of group members is provided. . Final project is warrants size of group.   B level  C level   Some evidence of  Little evidence of preparation preparation  Effective presentation  Mostly just reads from style: not just reading from report your report  Does not consistently  Consistently maintains maintain audience interest audience attention  Option 3: Theme Project: Choose several texts anchored around a thematic concept to develop.  -For each provide a summary, analysis of key elements, and how specifically it contributes to your theme.  Option 4: A Review of AP Literature/What I Learned in AP Lit.  -Analytical summaries of the texts (poems, short stories, novels, etc) and skills we covered  (30 second Shakespeare? Model of analysis?)  Option 5: Independent Work  -Read a novel or selection of shorter works you’d recommend as a read for AP Literature students next year. Address components you’d address on a major works data sheet. Create a presentation/appeal for its inclusion in my curriculum. 