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English | Assignment | Write a Personal Research Project
Assignment
Write a Personal Research Project
During the next few lessons you will be planning, preparing, and delivering a personal research project. You’ll
present four (or more) personal, family, or cultural experiences and connect each one to a historical event or fact
from that time. You’ll add a written personal reflection or a piece of media that illustrates the meaning of each
experience or event to you. Your project structure and meaning will be similar to The Way to Rainy Mountain.
Use the steps described here to complete your assignment. Your final presentation will be scored by your
teacher.
Planning
The structure of your personal research project will be modeled on the structure of The Way to Rainy Mountain.
You will complete this assignment using PowerPoint® or other presentation software.
Plan seven (or more) slides or pages. The first slide is your Introduction.
Slides 2–5 are the content slides. Each content slide or page will be divided into three parts:
1. An experience, event, or tradition from your life or your family’s lives or your culture.
2. A historical event or fact from the same time
3. Either your personal reflection about the experience or a piece of media that shows the connection
between the personal experience and the historical experience
Slide 6 is the conclusion of your presentation. In two or three paragraphs, analyze the structure of The Way to
Rainy Mountain and show how the structure affects the impact of that book. How did the same structure affect
your project’s impact?
The seventh slide is a list of the sources you cited.
Drafting
A PowerPoint® template has been provided for you to create your presentation:
Important: You will need to create more slides in the PPTX template for experiences 2–4 (or more).
You may use the style in the template exactly as is, or you may create your own style by revising the layout,
changing colors, and so on. Remember to use clear, simple, readable layouts and fonts.
If you choose to use this template, save it to your desktop with your last name, first name, and word Research
Project; for example, Schopfer_Holly_Research Project.pptx, and use it to create your presentation. {If you
use presentation software other than the PPTX template, name your document using the same file name.) You
will submit this document to your teacher as your final project.
Create the first draft of your personal research project:
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Use chronological order.
Text should be easy to read. Avoid fancy or distracting fonts.
Make sure any media develops the meaning of the project.
Media must be legible and sound or video, if any, is of good quality.
Use the Personal Research Project Draft Revision Checklist.
Save your project often as you work.
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Revising
Revise the first draft of your project.
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Use feedback from others if available.
Make your revisions in the same document in which you wrote the original draft.
Use the Personal Research Project Revision Checklist.
Submit Your Assignment
Check with your teacher regarding the date you need to turn in the assignment. Follow the instructions in the
Graded Assignment to complete your project.
Oral Presentation
Complete your preparations for the oral presentation of your personal research project. Practice, practice, practice
(in the mirror, record yourself, or in front of your friends or family!)!
Sign up to present on this online sign-up sheet:
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Title of Your Presentation
Add text introducing your presentation project.
Add a title for this screen.
Describe an experience, family
story, event, or cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact
from the same time period.
Add your personal reflection that
shows a connection between the
first two pieces.
Add a title for this screen, too.
Describe an experience, family story, event, or
cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact from the same time
period.
Add a title for this screen.
Describe an experience, family
story, event, or cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact
from the same time period.
Add your personal reflection that
shows a connection between the
first two pieces.
Add a title for this screen, too.
Describe an experience, family story, event, or
cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact from the same time
period.
Add a title for this screen.
Describe an experience, family
story, event, or cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact
from the same time period.
Add your personal reflection that
shows a connection between the
first two pieces.
Add a title for this screen, too.
Describe an experience, family story, event, or
cultural tradition.
Describe a historical event or fact from the same time
period.
Analysis
Add text analyzing your presentation project.
Works Cited
Add citations for each work referred to in your presentation
English | Assignment | Write a Personal Research Project
Assignment
Write a Personal Research Project
During the next few lessons you will be planning, preparing, and delivering a personal research project. You’ll
present four (or more) personal, family, or cultural experiences and connect each one to a historical event or fact
from that time. You’ll add a written personal reflection or a piece of media that illustrates the meaning of each
experience or event to you. Your project structure and meaning will be similar to The Way to Rainy Mountain.
Use the steps described here to complete your assignment. Your final presentation will be scored by your
teacher.
Planning
The structure of your personal research project will be modeled on the structure of The Way to Rainy Mountain.
You will complete this assignment using PowerPoint® or other presentation software.
Plan seven (or more) slides or pages. The first slide is your Introduction.
Slides 2–5 are the content slides. Each content slide or page will be divided into three parts:
1. An experience, event, or tradition from your life or your family’s lives or your culture.
2. A historical event or fact from the same time
3. Either your personal reflection about the experience or a piece of media that shows the connection
between the personal experience and the historical experience
Slide 6 is the conclusion of your presentation. In two or three paragraphs, analyze the structure of The Way to
Rainy Mountain and show how the structure affects the impact of that book. How did the same structure affect
your project’s impact?
The seventh slide is a list of the sources you cited.
Drafting
A PowerPoint® template has been provided for you to create your presentation:
Important: You will need to create more slides in the PPTX template for experiences 2–4 (or more).
You may use the style in the template exactly as is, or you may create your own style by revising the layout,
changing colors, and so on. Remember to use clear, simple, readable layouts and fonts.
If you choose to use this template, save it to your desktop with your last name, first name, and word Research
Project; for example, Schopfer_Holly_Research Project.pptx, and use it to create your presentation. {If you
use presentation software other than the PPTX template, name your document using the same file name.) You
will submit this document to your teacher as your final project.
Create the first draft of your personal research project:
•
•
•
•
•
Use chronological order.
Text should be easy to read. Avoid fancy or distracting fonts.
Make sure any media develops the meaning of the project.
Media must be legible and sound or video, if any, is of good quality.
Use the Personal Research Project Draft Revision Checklist.
Save your project often as you work.
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Revising
Revise the first draft of your project.
•
•
•
Use feedback from others if available.
Make your revisions in the same document in which you wrote the original draft.
Use the Personal Research Project Revision Checklist.
Submit Your Assignment
Check with your teacher regarding the date you need to turn in the assignment. Follow the instructions in the
Graded Assignment to complete your project.
Oral Presentation
Complete your preparations for the oral presentation of your personal research project. Practice, practice, practice
(in the mirror, record yourself, or in front of your friends or family!)!
Sign up to present on this online sign-up sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QXMqjnF_6O3se6GgRvJjx0IcobQu44JJV3Dj1wfSO-A/edit?usp=sharing
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English | Graded Assignment Answer Key | Personal Research Project December 2018
Personal Research Project – 14-Point Rubric (Score: ___ of 14 points)
Please save this Rubric as your LAST name, THEN your FIRST name, then the word Rubric (i.e. Schopfer_Holly_Rubric). Turn this in with your presentation.
Mrs. Schopfer will highlight your score as you present in Class Connect, then email you the scored rubric within 24 hours.
Skill
Organization &
Purpose
14 point score
11 point score
For a 14-point score, the
student employs evident and
effective organization and
structure. Understanding of the
purpose is conveyed through
fully developed ideas:
For an 11-point score, the
student employs appropriate
organization and structure.
Understanding of the
purpose is conveyed
through sufficiently
developed ideas:
• effectively presents four
or more personal, family,
or cultural or
experiences, clearly
connects them to the
time period with which
they are associated, and
develops a meaningful
reflection on the
significance of each
experience
• logically sequences
ideas to create strong
connections within each
trifold of experience,
history, and reflection;
and maintains clear
focus
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• sufficiently presents at
least four personal,
family, or cultural or
experiences, connects
them to the time period
with which they are
associated, and
develops a sufficient
reflection on the
significance of each
experience
• sequences ideas to
create connections
within each trifold of
experience, history,
and reflection; and
maintains sufficient
focus
7 point score
4 point score
For a 7-point score, the
student employs
inconsistent organization
and structure.
Understanding of the
purpose is conveyed
through adequately
developed ideas:
For a 4-point score, the
student employs
organization and structure
that are difficult to follow.
Understanding of the
purpose is somewhat
conveyed through minimally
developed ideas:
• adequately presents
four or fewer personal,
family, or cultural or
experiences,
somewhat connects
them to the time
period with which they
are associated, and
develops an adequate
reflection on the
significance of each
experience
• ineffectively presents
less than four
personal, family, or
cultural or
experiences, minimally
connects them to the
time period with which
they are associated
with, and develops an
insufficient reflection
on the significance of
each experience
• inconsistently
sequences ideas
within each trifold of
experience, history,
and reflection which
may affect
connections and focus
• ineffectively
sequences ideas;
minimal attempts to
create connections
within each trifold and
maintain focus
No score
No score
• Incomplete (may
be copied text
from another
source)
• May use language
other than English
• Unclear topic
• Unclear sequence
and organization
continued
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English | Graded Assignment Answer Key | Personal Research Project December 2018
Skill
14 point score
11 point score
Organization &
Purpose
• effectively uses
media to clearly
convey or enhance
relationships among
ideas
• adequately uses
media to convey or
enhance relationships
among ideas
continued
• provides a meaningful
analysis
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• provides a sufficient
analysis
7 point score
• uses media to
convey or enhance
relationships among
ideas, though
inconsistently
• provides an
adequate analysis
4 point score
No score
• inadequately or
incorrectly uses
media to convey or
enhance
relationships among
ideas
• provides an
insufficient analysis
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English | Graded Assignment Answer Key | Personal Research Project December 2018
14-Point Rubric
(Score: ___ of 14 points)
Skill
14 point score
11 point score
7 point score
4 point score
No score
Research
For a 14-point score, the
student demonstrates
clear understanding and
effective use of the
research writing process
to address the task,
purpose and audience:
For an 11-point score,
the student
demonstrates sufficient
understanding and
generally effective use
of the research writing
process to address the
task, purpose and
audience:
For a 7-point score, the
student demonstrates
adequate understanding
and somewhat effective
use of the research
writing process to
address the task,
purpose and audience:
For a 4-point score, the
student demonstrates
limited understanding
and ineffective use of
the research writing
process to address the
task, purpose, and
audience:
No score
• selects some
relevant information
from credible sources
• selects little relevant
information from
limited sources
• Unclear research
focus
• attempts to
synthesize some
information from an
adequate number
and variety of
sources
• ineffectively
synthesizes minimal
information from an
insufficient number
and variety of
sources
• adequately
integrates source
information; attempts
to use citations
based on assignment
instructions
• has difficulty
integrating source
information using
appropriate citations
based on assignment
instructions
• inconsistently uses
direct quotations,
paraphrases, and
summaries, balanced
with original writing to
create a cohesive
work
• has difficulty using
direct quotations,
paraphrases, and
summaries, balanced
with original writing to
create a cohesive
work
• selects relevant
information from
credible sources
• synthesizes
information from an
appropriate number
and variety of
sources
• seamlessly
integrates source
information using
appropriate citations
based on
assignment
instructions
• effectively uses
direct quotations,
paraphrases, and
summaries,
balanced with
original writing to
create a cohesive
work
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• selects mostly
relevant information
from credible
sources
• synthesizes
information from a
sufficient number
and variety of
sources
• proficiently integrates
source information
using appropriate
citations based on
assignment
instructions
• sufficiently uses
direct quotations,
paraphrases, and
summaries,
balanced with
original writing to
create a cohesive
work
• Incomplete (may be
copied text from
another source
• May use language
other than English
• Unclear purpose or
utility of source
information
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English | Graded Assignment Answer Key | Personal Research Project December 2018
14-Point Rubric
(Score: ___ of 14 points)
Skill
14 point score
11 point score
7 point score
4 point score
No score
Style and Vocabulary
For a 14-point score, the
student effectively
conveys ideas with
meaningful word choice
and vocabulary
appropriate to the
purpose and audience:
For an 11-point score,
the student conveys
ideas with sufficient
word choice and
vocabulary appropriate
to the purpose and
audience:
For a 7-point score, the
student somewhat
conveys ideas with
adequate word choice
and vocabulary
appropriate to the
purpose and audience:
For a 4-point score, the
student vaguely
conveys ideas with
unclear word choice and
vocabulary
inappropriate to the
purpose and audience:
No score
•
• sufficiently employs
precise language,
syntax, and
appropriate
vocabulary
• attempts to employ
precise language,
syntax, and
appropriate
vocabulary
• ineffectively employs
precise language,
syntax, and
appropriate
vocabulary
demonstrates
appropriate writing style
that communicates a
sufficient information
and observations about
a topic
demonstrates adequate
writing style that
somewhat
communicates
information and
observations about a
topic
demonstrates
inadequate writing style
that minimally
communicates
information and
observations about a
topic
consistently employs
precise language,
varied syntax, and
appropriate
vocabulary
demonstrates
exemplary writing style
that communicates
compelling information
and observations about
a topic
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• Incomplete (may be
copied text from
another source)
• May use language
other than English
• Unclear topic
Unclear purpose
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8-Point Rubric
(Score: ___ of 8 points)
Skill
8 point score
6 point score
4 point score
2 point score
No score
Conventions
For an 8-point score, the
student demonstrates
exemplary command of
conventions of English:
For a 6-point score, the
student demonstrates
proficient command of
conventions of English:
For a 4-point score, the
student demonstrates
partial command of
conventions of English:
For a 2-point score, the
student demonstrates
limited command of
conventions of English:
No score
• strong command of
grammar, mechanics,
usage, and spelling
• adequate command
of grammar,
mechanics, usage,
and spelling
• limited command of
grammar, mechanics,
usage, and spelling
• accurate spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation
• effective, varied
sentence structure
and length
• few or no errors;
issues do not affect
readability
• mostly accurate
spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation
• appropriate, varied
sentence structure
and length
• minor errors; issues
do not affect
readability
• inconsistent spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation
• adequate, though
simple, sentence
structure and length
• some errors; issues
somewhat affect
readability
• insufficient command
of grammar,
mechanics, usage,
and spelling
• inaccurate spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation
• Incomplete (may
be copied text
from another
source)
• May use
language other
than English
• Unclear topic
• Unclear purpose
• ineffective, sentence
structure and length
• many errors; issues
interfere with
readability
Student Name: ___________________________
Overall Comments: ________________________________________________________________
Total score: ____ of 50 points
To calculate the final grade for this assignment, add the scores for each rubric topic for a maximum score of 50 points.
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