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TheProfileProject

WritingtoExploreandInform

ProjectDescription:

Inthisassignmentyouwilldevelopabiographicalsketch(orprofile)aboutaparticularpointoftimein

personslife;thisindividualmustbeaminimumofsixty-years-old.Yourprofilesubjectcanbeafamily

memberorsomeoneinwhichyouareinterestedinlearningmore.Allprojectsarerequiredtoincludea

self-reflectionthataccountsforthewriterlydecisionsmadeinthisproject.Duetothenatureofthis

assignment,allprojectsmustemployevidenceofbothprimaryandsecondaryresearchandmakea

significantpointwithcohesive,developedcontent.Inthisproject,studentswillexploresocial,

historical,andculturalresearchtocontextualizethetellingofalifestory.Projectsneedevidenceas

supportforyourideasindevelopingabiographicalproject,ratherthanallowingtheresearchtodrive

theproject.

ProjectGoals:

Throughoutthisproject,youwillrespondtothefollowingWPAOSclusters:

o RhetoricalKnowledge Audience:Thewriterwillselectanaudience.Note:TheteacherisNOTthe

audience;sheisareader.

Purpose:WritingtoInform Genre/Medium:Basedontheaudience,thewriterwillselectanappropriategenre

inamediumthatsupportsthegenre.Justifyyourgenreandmediumbasedonthe

needsofanindicatedaudience,purpose,andrhetoricalsituation

Effectivelyemployappropriatevoice,tone,andstyletocapturethehumanelementofaninterviewsubject

o Critical,Thinking,ReadingandWriting Engageincriticalreadingoftextsthatdemonstratenotonlyexamplesofsimilar

work,butalsoworkthatignitesideasforinvention. Applyappropriatetechnologiesthroughouttheresearchandcompositionprocess Locate,evaluate,anduseprimaryandsecondarysources,specificallyelectronic

sources,toproduceatextthataccuratelyintegratesandrepresentstheresearched

content

o Process Engageinaseriesofcompositiontasksandmultipledrafts,includingpeerreview

andproofreadingpartners,todeveloparefinedproject.Eachstudentwillgenerate

multipledraftsforthisproject(seesyllabusfordeadlines)andintegratefeedback

frompeers,teachers,andotherreadersonthefollowingdocuments:

o IdeaList/Timelineo

InterviewQuestionso Roughdrafto Reviseddrafto Editingdrafto FinaldraftwithSelf-Reflection,foundin McGrawHillGuidetoWriting

Usetechnologytoaddressaudienceo KnowledgeofConvention

Adheretoformatofselectedgenre

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Controlsurfacefeatures DocumentinMLAwhennecessary

ProjectSteps:

PartI:SelectinganInterviewSubject

Decidewhowouldbethebestsubjectforthisproject.Ifyoudonothave(orwant)towriteaboutliving

relativesovertheageofsixty,reachoutintoyourdiscoursecommunities(churches,workplaces,

academicenvironment)andfindsomeonewhofascinatesyou.Writeajournalentryonwhatyou

alreadyknowaboutthispersonanddesignaplantowritefromtheinsideaboutthelifeofyour

subject.YoumaywanttospendtimelisteningtotheinterviewsonNPRsStoryCorpsRecording

AmericaProjectat: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4516989

PartII:HoldinganInformationSession

Onceyouhavelocatedaninterviewee,youwillneedtogatherinitialinformationsoyourinterviewisa

collaborativeconversation.Contactyourintervieweeforapre-interviewinformationsession.

Questioning:Askclose-endedquestionsthatwillallowyoutolocatethedetailsofthispersonslifesociallyandculturallythroughhistoricalresearch.(Forexample,asktheintervieweetoprovideyou

with:dateorbirth,hometown,militaryservice,nameofelementaryschool,etc.)Thiswillhelpyou

gatherbackgrounddatainordertoformulateyourinterviewquestions.

Listening:Peoplewanttotellyoutheirstories.Inyourpre-interviewinformationsession,listenforany

informationthatwillguideyoutocreatingacontextforthispersonslife.Rememberthisisnotthe

actualinterview,butitisimportanttocreateanenvironmentwheretheyfeelcomfortableprovidingas

muchinformationastheywant.*Attheendofyourinformationsession,setupatimeanddatefor

yourinterview.

PartIII:ConductingPrimaryandSecondaryResearchSecondaryResearch:Beforetheinterview,youwillneedtoconductsecondaryresearchsothatyouare

abletowriteinterviewquestions.Basedonyourbackgroundinformation,visittheLibraryofCongress

ChroniclingAmericanewspaperprojecttolocatesocialandhistoricaleventsthatweresignificant

duringyoursubjectslife.Whatwasgoingonlocallyandgloballywhenyoursubjectwasage16,18,21,

duringtheir30s,40s,50s&60s?Howhastechnologychangedduringyoursubjectslifetime?What

warshasyoursubjectlivedthrough,andwhatwashisorherresponseto(orparticipationin)these

events?Locateresearchthathelpsyouconductaninterviewthatisacollaborativeconservation;in

researchingthetimesandplacesofyoursubjectslifeevents,youcanbeengagedduringthe

collaborativeconversation.

PrimaryResearch:Developopen-endedquestionsbasedonyourresearchthatwillguideyour

collaborativeconversationwithyoursubject.Conductyourprimaryresearchthroughinterview;this

shouldbeaconversation(notaquestion/answersession)sinceyouhavealreadygatheredpre-interview

information.Engageyourinterviewsubjectaboutthehistoricalandsocialeventsofhis/herlife.Asa

startingpoint,itmaybehelpfultoviewingphotoalbumstogetherwiththeinterviewee.

ImportantNotation:Ifpossible,recordyourinterview;itisimportantthatyougainpermissionfrom

yoursubjecttorecordandusethecontentofyourinterviewforyourproject. Youwillfindaconsent

formatthebottomofthisassignmentsheet,whichmustbesubmittedwiththeworkscitedand

reflectiondocuments.Seeyourtextfortipsonrecording.Istronglyencourageyouuseadigital

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recorder,whichwillallowyoutoembedaudiointodigitaldocuments.Onceyouhavecompletedyour

interview,youwillwanttogothroughyournotes,research,andrecordingtodecidewhatmaterialyou

wanttouseand/oromit.Keepinmindallofthisinformationconstitutesyourdata.

PartIV:ComposingtheProfile

Writing:Yourjobistobuildabiographicalpieceaboutthispersonthatisinterestingandcompelling.If

yoursubjectwasnominatedtobeinamuseumassomeonewhohasexperiencedeverydaylife,

considerthisassignmentanopportunitytorepresentyoursubjectslife.Bemindfulabouthowyou

beginthisproject;manystudentschoosetostartchronologically,Martha-AnnRostinwasbornonMay

26,1912inMontgomery,Alabama.Thisisnottypicallythemostinterestingtoreaders;yourjobisto

hookthem.Explorewhythispersonwasinterestingandstartthere.Youmaywanttotellthestoryofa

specifictimeinthispersonslifesinceyoucannotcoverallsixtyyears.Thinkaboutwhattheyhave

encounteredorparticipatedinthatismeaningfulandsignificant.Thinkaboutwhyispersonis

importanttohis/hercommunity/family.

FinalProduct:Selectthemostappropriatemediumforyourprojectbyconsideringtheaudiencethat

youhaveselected.YoumaywanttospendsometimeintheWebliographylookingataudacityand/or

googlesitesasspacestoshowcaseyourprofile.IfbuildingaWebsite,soundscape,orwikiisbesttodistributethisinformationtoyouraudiencethenyoushoulddothat.Thefinalprojectisuptoyouas

longasitisatext-centereddocumentthatgivesreadersanin-depthviewofyoursubjectslifebasedon

bothprimaryandsecondaryresearch.(Addingvisualsisencouragedbutnotrequired.)UseMLAfor

yourcitationstyle.Youwillwriteareflectionaccountingforyourchoicesalongwithsubmittingthe

workscitedpageandconsentform.Youcancertainlymergethesedocumentstogetherandaddthe

URLtoyourprojectonyourprojectdocuments.

NOTE:Theguidelinesforthewrittenportionmayfeelopentoyouthisistheintention.Thisproject

isdesignedtoprovideyouwithfreedomtorepresentyoursubjectwiththeskillsyouhave.HaveFUN

withthisproject!WhenIcompletedthisproject,Ienjoyedgettingtoknowmygrandparents.WhileI

haveknownbothofthemmywholelife,thisprojectprovidedanopportunitytolearnhowtheymet,whatkindsofchildhoodstheyhad,andaboutthesignificanceofthetraditionsofourfamily.Ifyou

choosetointerviewsomeoneinyourfamily,thisassignmentallowsyoutolearnmoreaboutyour

heritage.

HelpfulResources:Seethewebliographyformoreprojectsources

ChroniclingAmerica-LibraryofCongress:http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/Thissiteallowsyou

tosearchandreadnewspaperpagesfrom1900-1910andfindinformationaboutAmericannewspapers

publishedbetween1690-present.

LibraryofCongressOralHistoryInfo:http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/oralhist/ohdir.htmlUsing

OralHistoryandAnalyzingOralHistoryarelessonsprovidedbytheLibraryofCongress.Sampleoral

historyrecordingsfocusaroundthreethemes:AmericansandtheAutomobile;WorkingWomenin

the1930s;andDancingasaFormofRecreation,1890s-1930s.

HearingVoices:http://www.hearingvoices.com/HearingVoicesisaWebsiteandaradioconsortiumof

independentpublicradioproducerswhocreatepublicradioprojects.Thesitefeaturesethnographic

recordingssuchasNeighborhoodStories,CrossingBorders,andBikeDiariesalongtheLewisand

ClarkTrail.

Timeline:Pleaseseethecoursecalendarforprojectdetails.

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GradingCriteria:

Allprojectswillbeevaluatedonthefollowingareas:

RubricforWritingtoExplore/Inform

Qualities HighlyEffective Satisfactory NeedsFurtherAttention

Addresses

Intended

Audience

Thewriterclearly

understandsthe

needsoftheintended

audienceandhas

adaptedthewritingto

thataudience.

Thewriterseemsto

understandtheneedsof

theintendedaudiencebut

coulddoalittlemoreto

adaptthewritingtomeet

thoseneeds.

Thewritercoulddomuch

moretodemonstratean

understandingoftheneeds

oftheintendedaudience.

ClearSenseof

Purpose

Thewriterspurpose

isclearthroughout

theentireproject.

Thewriterspurposeis

clearthroughoutmostof

theproject.

Thewriterneedtodo

moretoclarifywhatthe

purposeis.

FocusedSubject Thewriterhasfocusedondetails

thatclearlyrelateto

themainpointofthe

paper.

Thewriterhasfocusedondetailsthatmostlyrelate

tothemainpointofthe

paper.

Thewriterneedstodomoretofocusondetails

thatrelatetothemain

point.

AnInquisitive

Spirit

Thewriterclearly

wantstofindout

moreaboutthetopic.

Thewriterseemstowant

tofindoutmoreabout

thetopic.

Itsunclearwhetherthe

writerwantstofindout

moreaboutthetopic.

Evidenceof

CriticalThinking

Thewritinghasa

creativeapproach.

Thewritingfollowsthe

basicguidelinesprovided

intheassignment

overview.

Thewritingfailstomeet

thebasicrequirements.

Process Projectdisplays

evidenceofwork

beyondthreerequired

drafts

Projecthasbeen

developedinaminimum

ofthreedrafts(peer

reviewed;IAfeedback;

edited)

Projectisinfirst-draftform

andhasnotbeenreviewed.

Usefuland

Relevant

Information

Thewriterhas

presentedinformation

insuchawaythat

readerscanreadily

useit.

Thewriterhaspresented

informationinsuchaway

thatreadersmaybeable

touseit.

Thewriterneedstodo

moretoclarifyhowreaders

canusetheinformation.

ClearExplanations

andAccurate

Information

Theexplanationsare

clear,andthe

informationis

accurate.

Forthemostpart,the

explanationsareclear,

andtheinformationis

accurate.

Someoftheexplanations

needtobeclearer,and

someoftheinformation

couldbemoreaccurate.

Efficiency Thewritingis

appropriatelyconcise

whenitneedstobe.

Forthemostpart,the

writingisappropriately

concise.

Thewritingcouldbemore

conciseinanumberof

places.

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Ethics Thewriterhas

representeddiverse

perspectiveshonestly

andrespectfully.

Thewritermayneedtodo

alittlemoretorepresent

diverseperspectives

honestlyandrespectfully.

Thewriterneedstodo

muchmoretorepresent

diverseperspectives

honestlyandrespectfully.

Conventions

1.Errors2.Documentation3.Format

Thewriterhas

attendedtoallthe

necessaryconventions

ofwritingtoinform.

Thewriterhasattendedto

mostofthenecessary

conventionsofwritingto

inform.

Thewriterneedstoattend

tomoreofthenecessary

conventionsofwritingto

inform.

Selects

appropriategenre

andmedium

Thewriterhas

selectedandjustified

theuseofthegenre

andmediumtofitthe

needsofthe

audience.

Thewriterhasattempted

tomakeagenreand

mediumselection,but

cannotexplainwhy

selected.

Thewriterdoesnot

understandgenreand

medium,orhasdefaulted

toessay.

Metacognition Thewriterisreflective

abouttherhetorical

decisionsmade

throughoutthis

project.

Thewriterreflectson

somechoicesbutdoesnot

fullyaccountforwriterly

choices.

Noself-assessment

reflectionincludedwiththe

project,whichaffects

writersabilitytoexplain

audienceand

genre/medium.

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INTERVIEWRELEASE/INFORMEDCONSENTFORM

Iherebygive________________________(insertstudentinterviewersname)therighttorecordthisinterview,toeditthematerialthatIprovideinthisinterview,andtocreatea

composition(audio,video,alphabetic)thatusesthismaterialforeducationalpurposes.

Iunderstandthatthiscompositionwillnotbesold.Iunderstanditmaybedistributedfor

educationalpurposeswithinclassesandamongteacherswhocouldusethismaterialfortheir

classes.

Ialsogive/donotgivepermissiontousemyfirstandlastnameinconnectionwiththe

publicationofthecomposition.

Igive/donotgivepermissionformyinterviewmaterialtobepostedonlineaspartofthis

composition.

Note:Individualsunder18yearsofagemusthavethepermissionofaparent.

Signature:_________________________________________

Printname:_____________________________________________

Date:________________________________________