Project Options for California Pacific Charter School’s Online English Students
(Provided by CalPac, Monday, December 03, 2012)
Did you know that all CALPAC students have the opportunity to prove mastery of lessons using a project rather than a test score? Some online high school students struggle with tests, and while one of these projects is required for all CALPAC English students, the best part about having the option to do them is that they can replace a low Topic Test score for any student who just doesn’t test that well!
See below for the project-based options available for all CALPAC English students. Contact any CALPAC English teacher if you have questions about these projects.
Option 1: Create a children’s book that teaches a challenging concept from the course to a group of younger children. Break the concept down in simpler terms and add pictures. The book must have a front cover with a title and illustrations. The book must be at least 10 pages in length. The book must be organized, the presentation must be neat and appealing, the content must be thoroughly and accurately covered, and the writing must be free of errors in language and mechanics.
Option 2: Write your own unique short story, speech, or poem accompanied by an analysis of the structure, techniques, and/or language you used. There should be a minimum of five literary elements from the course (or from a particular unit if you are trying to replace a Topic Test) within the story, poem, or speech to analyze. While there is no minimum or maximum length for the short story, poem, or speech, there should be a minimum of 3 sentences of analysis per literary element used (so you should have a minimum of 15 sentences of analysis). The analysis should identify each element used and explain how that literary element is used in your writing, why you placed it where you did within the writing, and how it affects the overall meaning.
Option 3: Create a PowerPoint presentation based on a topic in the course. Creativity is encouraged. Please design 8-10 slides. You may include animation, photos, and your own designs. In addition to teaching about the topic, please be sure your presentation answers the following three questions: what is your topic, what does it mean, and why does it matter to you? Remember that PowerPoint slides include mostly a summary of the content and are designed to be elaborated upon by the presenter when the slides are taught to a larger group. If you use research or quotations that are published, please use citations. Have fun with this and be prepared to share it live with the teacher or other students in order to receive full credit!
Option 4: Create a video project based on something you learned from class. It can be based on a poem, play, story, or another topic. This video should contain information about what you learned from class with all essential keywords and characters, if applicable. The video should be 5-6 minutes in length and be easy to follow and understand. The speaker should use Standard English. A story board must be submitted with the video, explaining the various scenes. There should be about 12-15 scenes on the story board. Please contact your teacher for specific questions.
Option 5: Create your own project. Come up with your own unique idea for a project that applies to a lesson or unit in your English course. Unique projects can include ideas such as creating a webpage, using a website called Glogster to make an online poster project with graphics, making a crossword puzzle, or any other creative idea you may have! Your project idea must first be approved by your English teacher before you can begin to work on it. Your unique project will be graded on the same rubric as all other project options.
Mrs. Devon Guerra
English Teacher
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