<p>So what big class projects have you gotten this year?</p>
<p>Mine are:
Religion
-Write an article based on a sacrament. You must attend the sacrament and answer certain questions, and it's preferred that you interview the minister of the sacrament. I'm working with a partner on this, and we have about 3 months to do it.</p>
<p>English
-"Alchemist Project" We had to do something creative based on the book "The Alchemist". I wrote a journal from the point of view of the main character, Santiago. (November)
-Thesis "Critical Lense" Paper on A Christmas Carol and one of James Joyce's short stories from Dubliners. (January, but we'll be revising our writing this month.)
-Research paper on a work of literature(this will be assigned in the spring as our last major grade.)</p>
<p>Global
-Industrialization project in which we could create a poster, make a catalogue, or a diagram of inventions from that time. Also, you were allowed to design your own invention that would change life as we know it. I did the catalogue. (November)
-Holocaust Project: we can do anything so long as it expresses the meaning and horror of the holocaust. I'm planning on writing a story. The project is actually part of a bigger event in which the 3 top projects from 3 schools get prizes, and are presented at a Holocaust memorial ceremony in May. It's a big thing in these schools, and has been going on for awhile. My teacher is one of the heads. (due March 31st)</p>
<p>Last year I had a Spanish project in which we had groups of about 5 and had to plan a lesson on one of the major topics and teach it to the class, complete with a quiz and homework. We did the project, but it was never graded or presented in any of the classes. </p>
<p>These are all I know of so far. So...anyone else?</p>
<p>^Your Spanish biography is less involved than mine. In my regular Spanish 3 class, the project was to write a paper (1200 words) on the person, make a “trading card” with a picture and biographical information, and give a 10 minute oral presentation on the person. We didn’t get to the oral presentations yet, but I don’t think anyone’s dressing up. This project has kept me up late on several occasions…</p>
<p>We recently did one…
Greek Mythology Project-
Choose a famous Ancient Greek character. Create a symbolic mask. Print out a story. Memorize and present in class…I got an A++ b/c i made the story into a poem :D</p>
<p>Economics:
-The “International Negotiations” Project. We were assigned a country (Ohhhh, Canadaaaa), and an issue area (Economics) and studied both for several months and negotiated with the other “countries”, which culminated in a large face-to-face at Whittier College in December.</p>
<p>Bible as Literature:
-PowerPoint Peer Teach based on an assigned section of scripture. We had to create a lesson plan and everything.
-Mock Trial: The People of Israel versus King Saul. The charges: Premeditated Attempted Murder, 85 counts of Manslaughter, and flagrant disregard for God’s Law. Verdict: guilty of all charges. (I was on the prosecution. :))</p>
<p>Philosophy:
-Ethics Peer Teach: Rather the same as the Bible Lit one, but about specific philosophers or philosophical ideas. My group was Thomas Hobbes and David Hume.
-Project ELEVATE: This is specific to my SLC. Each year, the senior class chooses a cause and does what we can to help it.
C/O 2006 did the Invisible Children cause in Uganda.
C/O 2007 did Homelessness.
We are continuing with homelessness.</p>
<p>I forgot one, but the above post reminded me of it:</p>
<p>English
-The Trial of Victor Frankenstein (Mock Trial): Victor Frankenstein was charged with murder and withdrawal of knowledge (or something similar), and abandonment (of the Creature). I was a juror, and had to write why us jurors came to our verdict of guilty. (November)</p>
<p>My English teacher doesn’t teach. We do projects instead. Some select “favorites” … </p>
<p>Novel Project:
1 per quarter. Read the assigned novel and do all the related activities, some of which have included
-find excellent examples of ten of these literary terms [list of 12] in your novel, explain why they fit the definition, and list five implications of the device
-select a 100 word excerpt from the novel in which the author is trying to reveal an important theme, characterization, or conflict.<br>
A) In an excerpt in which the author succeeds, analyze why they were successful (5P essay)
B) In an excerpt in which the author fails, analyze why they were unsuccessful (5P essay)
-using excerpts from your book, write 10 AP style multiple choice questions.<br>
-Read a critical secondary source about your novel, then write an essay in which you agree or disagree with the author of the source
-and so on… each project has 5 or 6 activities, for a total of 50 points. The points are totally disproportionate to the time it takes. </p>
<p>Literary terms projects, in which you teach a literary term to the class. Definition, examples from literature, effects, the works. Last quarter we had to do them as videos. It took my group an entire weekend, all day Saturday, all day Sunday, and then editing Monday night. Also one a quarter. </p>
<p>Group teaching projects, in which your group has to teach a concept to the class. There’s a pretest (to test existing knowledge), a handout with rules/explanations, a half hour lesson, and then a final test. </p>
<p>…yeah, the whole class is projects. Not so much fun.</p>
<p>Last year in Spanish, we wrote children’s books as a project. Ours actually ended up being pretty cool, despite the fact that none of us could draw.</p>