su_hcm3002_w3_a2_Estevez_M .docx by Maria Estevez FILE T IME SUBMIT T ED 16- APR- 2017 02:4 8PM SUBMISSION ID 7 99936698 WORD COUNT 2197 CHARACT ER COUNT 11909 SU_HCM3002_W3_A2_EST EVEZ _M.DOCX (31.4 2K) %15 SIMILARIT Y INDEX %0 INT ERNET SOURCES %0 PUBLICAT IONS %15 ST UDENT PAPERS 1 %15 EXCLUDE QUOT ES ON EXCLUDE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON EXCLUDE MAT CHES < 20 WORDS su_hcm3002_w3_a2_Estevez_M.docx ORIGINALITY REPORT PRIMARY SOURCES Submitted to EDMC St udent Paper su_hcm3002_w3_a2_Estevez_M.docxby Maria Estevezsu_hcm3002_w3_a2_Estevez_M.docxORIGINALITY REPORTPRIMARY SOURCES Graded Assignment Unit Project: The Power of Language This document provides an overview of the tasks and time line for completing this assignment.Assignment Instructions As you complete the lessons in this unit, you will learn about some of the different ways that language can be used to help achieve a goal, share a message, and honor a person or idea. You will apply these ideas in your own project. In this unit, you will plan and execute a creative or analytical project that demonstrates the power of language. The project will focus on a contemporary or historical subject of your choice, and it will involve presenting information and ideas in a speech, a song, a video, a website, or an essay. Your goal for the project is to use language, as the authors that you will study do, to achieve a goal, share a message, or to honor a person or idea. You will be able to choose a subject for your project and a method of presenting the information about your subject.Subjects Below are a number of possible subjects for your unit project. Some subjects are contemporary in nature, dealing with present-day figures or issues, while others are historical in nature, dealing with figures or issues of the past. As you consider which subject appeals to you most, take into account your interest areas and the resources available to you. English | Graded Assignment | Unit Project: The Power of Language © 2015 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 4 Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Contemporary Subjects The importance of voting Protecting the environment Off-shore drilling Nuclear proliferation Funding for the arts Historical Subjects The Quaker tradition The Women's Suffrage movement The Women's Suffrage movement William Lloyd Garrison John Brown You may choose to focus your project on a subject not named above, but you must first clear any choice you make with your teacher. Presentation Options Below are some options for presenting the information you gather on the subject you choose for your unit project. Each option is different, so consider each one and its requirements carefully before making your choice. If you think a different method of presenting your information would be more effective, clear your choice with your teacher. Remember that your presentation should try to achieve a goal, share a message, or to ...

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Graded Assignment
Unit Project: The Power of Language
This document provides an overview of the tasks and time line
for completing this assignment.Assignment Instructions
As you complete the lessons in this unit, you will learn about
some of the different ways that language can be used to help
achieve a goal, share a message, and honor a person or idea.
You will apply these ideas in your own project.
In this unit, you will plan and execute a creative or analytical
project that demonstrates the power of language. The project
will focus on a contemporary or historical subject of your
choice, and it will involve presenting information and ideas in a
speech, a song, a video, a website, or an essay. Your goal for
the project is to use language, as the authors that you will study
do, to achieve a goal, share a message, or to honor a person or
idea.
You will be able to choose a subject for your project and a
method of presenting the information about your
subject.Subjects
Below are a number of possible subjects for your unit project.
Some subjects are contemporary in nature, dealing with present-
day figures or issues, while others are historical in nature,
dealing with figures or issues of the past. As you consider
which subject appeals to you most, take into account your
interest areas and the resources available to you.
English | Graded Assignment | Unit Project: The Power of
Language
© 2015 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 4
Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is

4. prohibited.
Contemporary Subjects
The importance of voting
Protecting the environment
Off-shore drilling
Nuclear proliferation
Funding for the arts
Historical Subjects
The Quaker tradition
The Women's Suffrage movement
The Women's Suffrage movement
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
You may choose to focus your project on a subject not named
above, but you must first clear any choice you make with your
teacher.
Presentation Options
Below are some options for presenting the information you
gather on the subject you choose for your unit project. Each
option is different, so consider each one and its requirements
carefully before making your choice. If you think a different
method of presenting your information would be more effective,
clear your choice with your teacher. Remember that your
presentation should try to achieve a goal, share a message, or to
honor a person or idea.
Note: Your teacher may require that you to choose the option
for writing and delivering a speech on a contemporary or
historical subject.
Speech: Write and deliver a speech of at least three minutes that
clearly expresses your feelings and opinions about a
contemporary or historical subject. You may include visual
elements in your presentation.
Song: Write, perform, and record a song dealing with a
contemporary or historical subject. The lyrics of the song must

5. incorporate both literal and figurative language and convey to
listeners your feelings and opinions about the subject you have
chosen.
Video: Create a video presentation about a contemporary or
historical subject. The video should have narration that presents
information on your subject and expresses your opinions or
feelings on the subject.
Essay: Write a persuasive essay of at least five paragraphs on a
contemporary or historical subject. The essay must convey your
feelings and opinions on the subject and present information
meant to convince readers to share your position. You should
include visual or graphic elements to support your arguments.
Website: Create a website that shares information about a
contemporary or historical subject. The website should use
graphic elements as well as words to convey information to
viewers.
Process
To complete this assignment, you will do the following:
Review the Power of Language Graded Assignment: This
document contains assignment instructions and grading criteria.
Make sure that you understand what you will be doing and how
you will be graded.
The project you complete in this unit will be graded against a
rubric that assesses the project in a number of categories. These
categories focus on the project’s contents, clarity, and
presentation.
Read the rubric on the last page of this document. Keep the
criteria listed on the rubric in mind as you complete the
assignment.
Complete the Power of Language Project Plan: You will begin
working on this plan in the Analyze Three Spirituals lesson of
this unit. You will continue to work on this plan as you work
through the lessons in this unit. You will submit the plan for a
grade at the end of the unit.
Practice your presentation. Whether you are writing a speech or

6. song or doing a video recording, practice and compare your
presentation to the graded criteria in the grading rubric.
Revise your presentation. Based on your practice and according
to the grading rubric, revise your presentation.
Revise your presentation: Based on your practice and according
to the grading rubric, revise your presentation.
Time Line
Students will complete this project over the course of eight
school days.
Task
Start
Complete
Unit Project – Overview
Students print and review the Unit Project: The Power of
Language Graded Assignment page and the Unit Project: The
Power of Language Planning page.
Day 55
Day 55
Unit Project – Choose a Subject and a Method of Presentation
Students select a contemporary or historical subject and a
method of presentation for their project.
Day 56
Day 56
Unit Project – Purpose and Audience
Students state their position on their chosen subject, lay out the
purpose of the project, and identify their intended audience.
Day 57
Day 57
Unit Project – Content
Students complete research to uncover information, ideas, and
examples relating to their subject.
Day 58
Day 58
Unit Project – Organization and Structure

7. Students create an outline incorporating the information they
uncovered in their research.
Day 59
Day 59
Unit Project – Language, Presentation Elements, Overall Effect
Students consider various presentation elements relating to
language, public speaking, and images in their projects.
Day 60
Day 60
Present/Deliver Project
Day 61
Teacher will determine
Reflection due
Day 62
Teacher will determine
Grading/Point Values
Part 1—Planning Assignment Point Value: 60
Part 2—Project Execution Point Value: 30
Part 3—Reflection Point Value: 10
Grading Rubric
Your project will be graded against this rubric.
Criterion
15 Points (10 Planning, 5 Execution)
12 Points (8 Planning, 4 Execution)
9 Points (6 Planning, 3 Execution)
Purpose, Position, and Audience
The student's purpose and position are clear, and the project's
intended audience is appropriate.
The student's purpose and position are somewhat clear, and the
project's intended audience is mostly appropriate.
The student's purpose and position are not clear, and the
project's intended audience is inappropriate.
Content
The content of the presentation—information, ideas, and

8. examples related to the subject—supports the student's goal of
persuading, informing, or paying tribute.
The content of the presentation—information, ideas, and
examples related to the subject—mostly supports the student's
goal of persuading, informing, or paying tribute.
The content of the presentation—information, ideas, and
examples related to the subject—does not support the student's
goal of persuading, informing, or paying tribute.
Organization
The presentation is organized and ordered appropriately and
effectively, following the pattern of a well-developed outline.
The presentation is organized and ordered fairly appropriately
and somewhat effectively, mostly following the pattern of a
well-developed outline.
The presentation is organized and ordered inappropriately and
ineffectively, and it does not follow the pattern of a well-
developed outline.
Language
The language used in the presentation is appropriate to both the
message and the intended audience.
The language used in the presentation is somewhat appropriate
to both the message and the intended audience.
The language used in the presentation is inappropriate to both
the message and the intended audience.
Presentation Elements
The student followed the requirements for the type of
presentation he or she chose to do and incorporated presentation
elements relevant to that choice.
The student followed most of the requirements for the type of
presentation he or she chose to do and incorporated some of the
presentation elements relevant to that choice.
The student did not follow the requirements for the type of
presentation he or she chose to do and did not incorporate
presentation elements relevant to that choice.
Overall Impression
Overall, the student's project demonstrated an understanding of

9. the subject and a mastery of the various elements of
presentation.
Overall, the student's project demonstrated a fair understanding
of the subject and a general adeptness with the various elements
of presentation.
Overall, the student's project did not demonstrate an
understanding of the subject and showed little mastery of the
various elements of presentation.