HN04/05 PROJECTS - CULTURE

 FOCUS : PROJECT BASED LEARNING OVER A 4 WEEK PERIOD

DELIVERABLE

A PRESENTATION THAT WILL CONTAIN WRITTEN, IMAGE, AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY YOU AS WELL AS SOURCED FROM THE INTERNET. THE CONTENT WILL ADDRESS THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE BRIEF AS WELL AS INCORPORATE MATERIAL FROM THE HN04 TOPIC - IT WILL ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE LATVIAN TRADITION.

THE PTRESENTATION IS IN LATVIAN / RUSSIAN OR ENGLISH - IT IS YOUR CHOICE. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE RECORDED AND SHOWN TO THE GROUP..

CONTENT WILL ADDRESS THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE BRIEF AS WELL AS INCORPORATE MATERIAL FROM THE HN04 TOPIC. 

yOU ARE ECPRECTED TO CONTRAST AND COMPARE THE LATVIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRADITIONS.

TOPIC OPTION 01 : THAT SHAKESPEARE MAN HN04

WHY ARE THE WORKS OF SOME BLOKE FROM STRATFORD-ON-AVON IN WARWICKSHIRE STILL STUDIED BY 50% OF THE WORLD'S SCHOOL CHILDREN? WHY IS HIS STUFF COPIED AND ADAPTED BY FILM-MAKERS, COMPOSERS AND PLAYWRIGHTS TO THIS DAY?

HENRY 5TH AT THE GLOBE IN LONDON

PERHAPS IT IS BECAUSE THEY DEAL WITH IMMORTAL THEMES - GREED, LOVE, MURDER, HATE, REVENGE, RACISM, MENTAL HEALTH, POWER AND CORRUPTION? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HAD THE GREEKS WRITTEN DOWN THEIR PLAYS,  PERFORMED IN THE THEATRON [GREEK WORD FOR 'THEATER'], WE MIGHT BE STUDYING THOSE INSTEAD?

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.17 HERE

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.18 HERE

TOPIC OPTION 02 : BRITISH PARLIAMENT HN04

ONCE THE HOME OF THE KING [UNTIL KING CHARLES WAS OVERTHROWN IN A CIVIL WAS AND SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE PARLIAMENTARIANS], THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER HAS BEEN AT THE CENTRE OF BRITISH HISTORY SINCE KING CANUTE. 

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE - OR PRIME MINISTERS QUESTION TIME - EVERYONE ELSE'S GOVERNMENT IS SO GENTEEL BY COMPARISON!!! 😂

PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.19 HERE

TOPIC OPTION 03 : THE SEASIDE - HN05

WILL JOHNS BAND NEVER RAINS Ft BRIGHTON AND HOVE

TOPIC OPTION 04 : HUMOUR - HN05

PROJECT PRESENTATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

TO AVOID SURPRISES, USE THE GRAFIK BELOW TO ASSIST YOU IN PLANNING YOUR WORK SO THAT YOU GET THE GRADE YOU ARE AIMING FOR.

NOTE : THE INTERMEDIATE COLUMNS GIVE VALUES WHERE WORK IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE HIGHER AND LOWER VALUE.

 

Criteria		Number of Points
CONTENT		25	20	15	10	5
		Has completed all the required components from the coursebook / blog. *   Student is able to express and support an opinion and content is clear, relevant, written in own words.		Has completed a minimum of five of the required components from the coursebook / blog.   Content is mostly comprehensible, some attempt is made to express and support an opinion organized and is generally written in own words.		Includes some material for three or less of the required components.   Content is not clear, lacks organization and is mostly copied. Opinions are not adequately supported.
SOURCE MATERIAL		10	7	5	2	0
		Includes the required number of sources.   Sources are relevant to the topic, are integrated into the project, and are referenced correctly.		Includes less than the required number of sources.   Some of the sources are relevant to the topic, are integrated into the project,.		Did not mention sources used.
LANGUAGE		15	12	9	6	3
		Correct sentence structure is used without errors.   Rich and varied vocabulary relevant to the topic theme.   Correct spelling and punctuation. [ typos excepted]		Correct sentence structure most of the time.   Appropriate if limited vocabulary.   Correct spelling and punctuation most of the time. [ typos excepted]		Incorrect sentence structure most of the time.   Limited largely generic vocabulary.   Frequent mistakes in spelling and punctuation. [ typos excepted]
PRESENTATION		10	8	6	4	2
		Clear evidence of investment of time and effort.  Work is presented in a mature way and at pre-college level.		Some evidence of investment of time and effort in presentation. Work is at a lower middle school level.		Little evidence of investment of time and effort in presentation.  Work appears juvenile.