Romanticism Project Assignment Sheet



Romanticism Project Assignment Sheet

English 11

As our Romanticism unit comes to a close, you will be creating and presenting multimedia projects to show your knowledge of the Romantic Movement. Please choose one of the following projects:

Option #1:

Students will create a soundtrack for Romanticism. Each student will be responsible for picking 3 modern Romantic songs. The soundtrack must include the following elements:

• 3 songs burned onto a disk

• An explication of the lyrics for each song (explain what they mean)

• A brief description of how each song fits at least two of the traits of Romanticism

• A dedication to one Romantic writer, and explain why

• Cover art which reflects the student’s understanding of Romantic ideas—any medium is acceptable

• A brief, informal presentation of your work (max. 5 minutes)

• A completed self-assessment sheet

Option #2:

Students will create a modified PechaKucha presentation on one of the following:

• show the class what they have learned about Romanticism (doesn’t have to be a list of facts – be creative and make connections)

• teach the class about a Romantic American author we didn’t study (for ideas, see your literature book or your teacher; topic must be approved)

• teach the class more about a Romantic American author we did study

PechaKucha is a unique way of using PowerPoint to bolster audience engagement (more info at ). Students create 15 PowerPoint slides which will each be displayed for 20 seconds, creating an overall presentation of visuals, music, and words. The presentation must include the following elements:

• 15 slides—with at least 10 images and 2 pieces of music

• A short rationale explaining the choices you made

• A storyboard or outline for your presentation—should show what images / text / music will be playing / showing and what you will be saying

• A 5 minute presentation to the class

• A completed self-assessment sheet

Please see the attached rubric for more information on grading, etc.

Romanticism Project Rubric and Self-Assessment

| |4 – Exceeding |3 - Meeting |2-Approaching |1 – Failing |

| |(4 pts) |(3.5 pts) |(3 pts) |(0-2.5 pts) |

|Knowledge of Romanticism |Project shows a deep |Project clearly shows |Project shows a very basic |Project shows little or no |

| |understanding of Romanticism|understanding of Romanticism|understanding of Romanticism|understanding of Romanticism|

|Execution |Execution of project deepens|Project is well executed. |Execution of project may |Project was not attempted, |

| |our understanding of |The execution helps our |impede our ability to |or was “thrown together” |

| |Romanticism. Students (and |understanding of |understand Romanticism. | |

| |teacher) understand |Romanticism. | | |

| |Romanticism more fully after| | | |

| |viewing your project | | | |

|Completeness |Project is complete and |Project is complete |Project is lacking 1-2 minor|Project is lacking multiple |

| |professional. You paid close| |elements |elements |

| |attention to detail | | | |

|Effort |Project is “your best work” |Project shows you worked |Project shows you put forth |Project shows almost no |

| | |hard |some effort, but not enough |effort |

|This box for teacher use only. |

|Total /16 |

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|x 7 = /112 |

|Comments |

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Highlight the areas where you feel your project belongs, and, in the space below, write a brief narrative explaining why you think your project belongs there. Attach an additional sheet if needed.

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