Cultural History Assignment and Rubric

Cultural History Report – Due May 7

INTRODUCTION	·         Introduce the CRAZY part(s) of your project, describing it briefly (what does it look like, what does it mean…) ·         Identify which genre it fits into and why
BODY	·         Provide examples of how your topic or aspects of your topic have been portrayed in: o   Literature (novels, comic books, manga, graphic novels…) o   Movies o   TV o   Video Games o   Anything I left out J ·         Mention the major similarities and differences in the way the culture has depicted your topic ·         You may want to organize your information chronologically or by media type
CONCLUSION	·         Your closing remarks are really up to you, but here are some suggestions for wrapping up the report: o   Discuss whether most people see this topic as fiction or reality o   Start to hint at how your topic relates to science, or what you’ll be researching for your scientific research report o   Comment on any fandoms that revolve around your topic o   Discuss whether your topic is important to our culture and why

Format Requirements:

ü  3+ pages in length

ü  Double-spaced

ü  Size 12 font, either Times New Roman or Arial

ü  Turned in through Google Drive

ü  Written in third person

Grading Rubric

Grading Category	Basic	Proficient	Advanced
Format Requirements 15%	This report does not meet the format requirements. 10 pts.	This report meets ALL the format requirements. 12 pts.	This report meets all format requirements and is longer than 3+ pages. 15 pts.
Content 40%	There is an insufficient amount of cultural connections presented in this report or the discussion of those connections is wimpy. 26 pts.	Many cultural connections are made to literature, movies, TV, etc. The connections are discussed thoroughly. The genre is identified and explained correctly. The closing comments wrap up the report and provide closure. 30 pts.	The presentation and discussion of cultural connections are robust and demonstrate exceptional depth and breadth of research. The genre is identified and explained correctly. The closing comments wrap up the report and provide closure. 40 pts.
Fluency 20%	The report is lacking flow, due to an absence of transitions. The vocabulary is simplistic. Many of the sentences start the same way or have the same rhythm. The content is repetitive in some places. 13 pts.	The report uses transitions within and between paragraphs to provide a natural flow of ideas. There is syntactic variety to keep the reader engaged. An effort has been made to upgrade vocabulary. 15 pts.	This report is interesting and informative. The writing is mature, uses advanced vocabulary correctly, and includes a variety of different sentence structures naturally to keep the reader engaged. 20 pts.
Mechanics 10%	There are many grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors. 6 pts.	There are several grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors. 8 pts.	There are a few or no grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors. 10 pts.
Overall Impression 15%	The report does not reflect effort. 8 pts.	The report reflects effort. 12 pts.	The report reflects impressive effort. 15 pts.