HN04/05 PROJECTS - LITERATURE

 FOCUS : PROJECT BASED LEARNING OVER A 4 WEEK PERIOD

DELIVERABLE [REFER TO SECTION 'ASSESSMENT CRITERIA']

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.

CURIOUSLY TWO OF THE TOPICS FEATURE IRISH WRITERS🤔.....

TOPIC OPTION 01 : A MAIDEN'S GRAVE [Jeffrey Deaver] HN04

MORE MODERN TIMES, WRITERS WHO MAY BECOME REGARDED AS 'CLASSIC AUTHORS'.

'DEAD SILENCE' ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK

THE TITLE OF THE BOOK IS SAID TO COME FROM THE HYMN 'AMAZING GRACE' [A HYMN WRITTEN IN 1772 BY JOHN NEWTON] - 

'Amazing Grace' John Newton 1772

[Verse 1]

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost but now am found,

Was blind, but now I see.

[Verse 2]

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.

And Grace, my fears relieved.

How precious did that Grace appear

The hour I first believed.

[Verse 3]

Through many dangers, toils and snares

I have already come;

'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far

and Grace will lead me home.

[Verse 4]

The Lord has promised good to me.

His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and portion be,

As long as life endures.

[Verse 5]

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,

And mortal life shall cease,

I shall possess within the veil,

A life of joy and peace.

[Verse 5 alternate?]

When we've been there ten thousand years

Bright shining as the sun.

We've no less days to sing God's praise

Than when we've first begun.

HERE IS A VERSION SUNG BY JULIE FELIX [WHO I MET AT COLLEGE WHEN SHE WAS IN CONCERT THERE] 

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.20 HERE

FINALLY

LOCATE SOME [BY 'SOME' WE ARE TALKING MORE THAN ONE] OTHER BOOKS / FILMS THAT MAKE USE OF THE HOSTAGE THEME AS PART OF A DETECTIVE / THRILLER FILM PLOT.. HOW DOES 'DEAD SILENCE' COMPARE? uSE THIS 'REVIEW' TO CLOSE YOUR WORK ON THIS TOPIC [ 200 WORDS IS A GUIDE]/

TOPIC OPTION 02 : DRACULA [Bram Stoker] HN04

BRAM STOKER'S NOVEL DRACULA GAVE UNWITTING BIRTH TO A WORLDWIDE INDUSTRY AND SPAWNED A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS HORDE OF DERIVATIVES AND VARIATIONS.

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.21 HERE

LISTEN TO / DOWNLOAD AUDIO 4.22 HERE

TOPIC OPTION 03 : Mrs DALLOWAY [Virginia Woolf] - HN05

TOPIC OPTION 03 : DORIAN GRAY [Oscar Wilde] - HN05

PROJECT 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.