THE HUMAN COST OF WAR AND THE THINGS THEY CARRIED MULTIGENRE FINAL PROJECT PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To display

your understanding of our unit, youll create a multigenre work. Your project should attempt to answer one or more of our essential questions, reflect themes and demonstrate your knowledge of Tim OBriens The Things They Carried, and examine factual information related to the Vietnam War or the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will present projects in class on _________________. You may work independently or get permission to work with a partner (if so, 8 pieces are required, still from 4 or more different genres). UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: When is war worth it? What makes human beings (compassionate, reasonable good people) kill each other? How does war affect those back home? FACTUAL CONTENT YOU MIGHT EXPLORE: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) War crimes The Geneva Convention War resistance/draft dodging and desertion Conscientious objector Stop-loss policy or back door draft G.I. Bill and MGIB benefits Military recruitment and training Dont Ask Dont Tell (National Defense Authorization Act, Murphy amendment, etc.) CONTENT REQUIREMENTS: Contains at least four genres (poems, illustrations, essays, letters, recipes, TV show or film script, painting/sculpture/model, original song, bumper sticker, news article, comic strip, etc.) One piece demonstrates details and themes from one chapter of The Things They Carried One piece demonstrates factual information gained from research Includes Endnotes following each piece, explaining what you learned and why you chose this genre Bibliography for sources of information (minimum 4 entries, including TTTC chapter) Structure for display (scrapbook, treasure box, etc.) STYLE EXPECTATIONS: Each genre piece clearly focuses on essential questions of unit Presentation is creative and neat and of good quality and effort Each piece follows genres conventions Genres and information are realistic to topics and people involved CONVENTIONS: Follows standard written English, or uses realistic dialect Capitalization, spelling, and grammar are correct with few exceptions throughout project Bibliography follows standard MLA format