AssignmentYour assignment is to create a mutli-genre research project that expresses your research and perspective on a person, event, or movement that emodies the American ideal of the pursuit of happiness.

Planning: Take time to plan ideas and structure.• How will you use the research process to be sure you conduct relevant and

sufficient research on your chosen topic?

• What prewriting strategy will help you provide a unifying focus for your exploration of a topic related to the ideal of pursuing happiness?

• What sort of creative ways could you connect your different genres with a metaphor or motif (a place, event, person, movement, season, etc.)?

• Which areas of your topic do you feel ready to address, and which require further insight and perhaps additional research using primary or secondary sources?

Drafting: Combine elements to present your ideas. • How will you sequence your different pieces into a coherent order that helps

to express your ideas?

• How can you make sure that all your elements connect to your thesis?

• How will your reflection show how all your texts help to convey your point of view?

• How can a creative title and a visual that symbolically represents your ideas help to create interest from your audience?

Evaluating and Revising: Make your work the best it can be.• How can you and your peers support each others’ work and provide valuable

feedback? How well does your metaphor or motif transition from one element to the next?

• How can you use the Scoring Guide to help guide your revision?

Checking and Editing: Make sure your work is ready for your audience.• How can you make sure that your project conveys a full message, including a

clear position with supporting evidence?

• How will you check for grammatical and technical accuracy throughout your work?

ReflectionAfter completing this Embedded Assessment, think about how you went about accomplishing this assignment, and respond to the following:

• How did taking the time to address the essential question in so many ways help to further develop your own ideas about the pursuit of happiness in contemporary American life?

My Notes

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SCORING GUIDE

Scoring Criteria Exemplary Proficient Emerging Incomplete

Ideas The project• provides an

extensive, well-researched project focused on an appropriate topic

• includes substantial information about the subject

• skillfully uses complex genres that seamlessly integrate in-depth research and ideas to support the thesis.

The project• provides a well-

researched project on an appropriate topic.

• provides adequate information about the subject

• uses different genres that incorporate research and ideas in support of the thesis.

The project• attempts to respond

to the project requirements, but with a weak or uneven focus

• provides limited information about the subject

• uses fewer than six different genres and/or does not incorporate research and ideas in support of the thesis.

The project• does not thoroughly

address the task• provides inadequate

information about the subject

• uses fewer than two different genres and/or does not incorporate research and ideas in support of the thesis.

Structure The project• employs a creative

title and symbolic visual that enhance the topic

• engages the reader by introducing the subject and using a sophisticated variety of genres presenting information in creative ways

• uses a sophisticated metaphor or motif as a transition to move the reader with ease from one genre to the next

• provides in-depth reflection that brings closure to the work.

The project• includes an

appropriate title with a relevant visual

• introduces the topic and provides a variety of genres to present information

• uses a transition to move the reader from one genre to the next

• provides a sufficient reflection and brings closure to the work.

The project• includes a generic

title or visual that does not connect to the ideas presented

• introduces the topic and presents some genres

• does not adequately move the reader from one genre to the next

• attempts to provide a reflection and bring closure to the work.

The project• does not include a

title or visual• does not

appropriately introduce the topic and/or does not include a sufficient variety of genres

• does not attempt to move the reader from one genre to the next

• does not provide sufficient reflection and/or bring closure to the paper.

Use of Language

The project• crafts language

that is varied and appropriate, depending on each genre

• demonstrates solid command of grammar, punctuation, and conventions.

The project• employs language

that is appropriate for each genre

• demonstrates appropriate use of conventions with some minor errors.

The project• struggles to adapt

language to meet the different expectations of each genre

• contains some errors in use of conventions that interfere with meaning.

The project• fails to adapt

language to meet the different expectations of each genre

• is difficult to follow due to extensive errors in grammar, punctuation, and conventions.

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