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WST 100Draegan

Fall 2013

Personal Project
This semester you will undertake a Personal Project in conjunction with our learning experience in the classroom. The purpose of the Personal Project is to create an opportunity for you to make a meaningful connection with the course content and demonstrate your acquisition of the course learning outcomes (refer to syllabus). The Personal Project is your responsibility to design and execute. You have freedom to demonstrate your learning in a way that is meaningful to you! The only limit is your imagination. Generally, projects will fall into three categories: creative, academic, or community activism.

Creative projects include: blog, video, poetry, fictional story, letters, diary,
photography, work of art (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.), or music.

Academic projects include: research essay, film review, book review, or biography. Service Learning projects are just what the name suggests: you perform some type of
service within the community where, in doing so, you benefit the members of the community and learn something directly related to your action. With service learning, you will volunteer your time to an organization or cause that directly relates to a social, political, or economic issue concerning women and/or girls. These include, but are not limited to: Planned Parenthood (working at the center, getting involved in education on campus or in your community), League of Women voters (www.lwv.org), womens shelters/crisis centers (volunteering onsite, holding food or clothing drive), organize a child-care co-op, facilitate a campus activity/event. Please see the attached list of some possible organizations and visit CGCCs Service Learning website. All three provide opportunities for you to further explore the concepts of the course and should facilitate a significant learning experience. Regardless of the type of project you create, there are a number of required components, each worth a portion of your grade. Project 40 pointsCreative, academic or service learning (see descriptions above). Proposal* 10 pointsA proposal puts your ideas on paper and constructs a plan. Your formal proposal is how you will get instructor approval for your project. Your proposal will present the following: The type of project you are developing. The purpose and goals of your project (this includes personal aspects as well as reference to the course learning outcomes). A plan on how you will execute your project, including a timeline. The content of your project. Include as much detail as possible. Be explicit regarding the level of commitment you expect. In other words, how much time will you devote? Any possible problems or difficulties you anticipate.

WST 100Draegan

Fall 2013

Rubric* 10 pointsThe grading guide will explain the characteristics of a successful project. What is an A project, B project, C project, D project, and F project? Yes, you actually need to define each one! To create a grading rubric, consider the components of your project. For each letter grade, write a sentence that describes the achievements of the component. The following are descriptive terms normally associated with each grade level: A: Excellent, superior, B: Strong, competent C: Adequate, basic D: Moderate, marginal F: Inadequate, incomplete Note: The grading rubric reflects your project, not the presentation. You will find sample proposals and rubrics on Canvas. Presentation: 30 pointsDuring the last two weeks of the semester, you will present your project to the class. The presentation includes an overview of the project, your successes and challenges, and what you learned as it relates to this course. You may use visuals and/or aides for your presentation. The presentation will be 10-15 minutes in length and must include a question/answer period. Summary of Learning: 10 pointsThis is a metacognitive exercise in which you will write a three to four page discussion of your learning experience as related to your project and the class material. You should discuss the course learning outcomes and how you enacted those with your project. Your summary of learning is due the day of your presentation. *The first draft of your proposal and rubric must be completed and submitted no later than Thursday,
October 3 . The final revised draft is due no later than Tuesday, October 24 . If these components are not submitted, you will not be eligible to earn any points for the Personal Project.
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Submission Check List: The following must be submitted the day of your presentation: Revised Proposal Revised Rubric Summary of Learning Project

WST 100Draegan Bibliography of Books and Films for Review

Fall 2013

Cady-Stanton, Elizabeth. The Womens Bible. Daly, Mary. For Colored Girls Girl, Interrupted hooks, bell. Hysteria Silko, Leslie Marmon. Almanac of the Dead. New York: Penguin, 1992. Print. ---. Ceremony. New York: Penguin, 1986. Print. ---. Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir. New York: Viking, 2010. Print. ---. Yellow Woman and the Beauty of Spirit. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Print. The Cement Garden The Color Purple The Women Valenti, Jessica. Full Frontal Feminism.

Possible Service Learning Organizations


Womens shelter League of Women Voters YWCA Rape Crisis Center Girls Inc. www.girlsinc.org Planned Parenthood Streetlight Phoenix

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