Meredith Shutt, Pre-AP English II

Culminating Project, Equality

Guiding Question: As a society, are we moving closer towards or further away from equality?

Categories of Study: Race, Class, Gender

Students will produce a Google Slides presentation to collect their evidence. The final presentation
must:
Make a claim about society
Focus on one category of study (race, class or gender)
Utilize at least three sources
Contain textual and visual information
Contain a references slide with all sources listed

Students will present their projects on May 25-26. The presentation counts as the FINAL EXAM.

Class Calendar (May 15-26)

5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19

Guiding Independent Socratic Seminar Review Guided

Question Article guidelines for Research,
Exploration (2) group projects Chomebooks
Independent
Article Students select
Exploration (1) topics and
groups

5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26

Work Day Work Day Work Day Final Final

Presentations Presentations
Articles:

https://newsela.com/search/#/?needle=equality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/economic-equality/

https://thinkprogress.org/these-maps-show-how-student-debt-is-reinforcing-economic-inequality-e84
26b243849

http://www.breezejmu.org/sports/u-s-women-s-national-hockey-team-stepping-closer-to/article_52ff4
2e8-161f-11e7-8e00-37390b64b3e8.html

https://www.fastcompany.com/3063877/four-reasons-why-gender-equality-in-the-workplace-is-closer-
than-you-thin

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/has-u-s-achieved-racial-equality-depends-on-whom-you-ask/

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2016/06/27/on-views-of-race-and-inequality-blacks-and-whites-are-w
orlds-apart/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/29/women-inequality-survey
 Final Project, Independent Article Exploration

Article Title:

Author, Date and Publication:

Category of Study (Race, Class or Gender):

Does this article provide evidence that society is moving TOWARDS or AWAY from equality?

TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
Group Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

2 1 0

CLAIM Presentation makes a clear Makes a claim, but is not Does not make a claim
claim about society clear

FOCUS Presentation focuses on 1 Presentation focuses on Presentation does not focus

category of study (race, more than 1 category of on 1 category of study
class or gender) study and lacks direction

SOURCES Presentation uses 3 sources Presentation uses 2 sources Presentation uses 1 or no

sources

INFO Presentation contains both Presentation contains just Presentation contains no

textual and visual textual or visual visual or textual
information information information

CITATIONS Presentation contains a Presentation contains a Presentation does not

references slide with references slide, but not all contain a references slide
sources properly cited sources are cited

ENGAGEMENT Presentation is engaging Presentation is somewhat Presentation is not

and informative engaging engaging

Group Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

2 1 0

CLAIM Presentation makes a clear Makes a claim, but is not Does not make a claim
claim about society clear

FOCUS Presentation focuses on 1 Presentation focuses on Presentation does not focus

category of study (race, more than 1 category of on 1 category of study
class or gender) study and lacks direction

SOURCES Presentation uses 3 sources Presentation uses 2 sources Presentation uses 1 or no

sources

INFO Presentation contains both Presentation contains just Presentation contains no

textual and visual textual or visual visual or textual
information information information

CITATIONS Presentation contains a Presentation contains a Presentation does not

references slide with references slide, but not all contain a references slide
sources properly cited sources are cited

ENGAGEMENT Presentation is engaging Presentation is somewhat Presentation is not

and informative engaging engaging
Group Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

2 1 0

CLAIM Presentation makes a clear Makes a claim, but is not Does not make a claim
claim about society clear

FOCUS Presentation focuses on 1 Presentation focuses on Presentation does not focus

category of study (race, more than 1 category of on 1 category of study
class or gender) study and lacks direction

SOURCES Presentation uses 3 sources Presentation uses 2 sources Presentation uses 1 or no

sources

INFO Presentation contains both Presentation contains just Presentation contains no

textual and visual textual or visual visual or textual
information information information

CITATIONS Presentation contains a Presentation contains a Presentation does not

references slide with references slide, but not all contain a references slide
sources properly cited sources are cited

ENGAGEMENT Presentation is engaging Presentation is somewhat Presentation is not

and informative engaging engaging

Group Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

2 1 0

CLAIM Presentation makes a clear Makes a claim, but is not Does not make a claim
claim about society clear

FOCUS Presentation focuses on 1 Presentation focuses on Presentation does not focus

category of study (race, more than 1 category of on 1 category of study
class or gender) study and lacks direction

SOURCES Presentation uses 3 sources Presentation uses 2 sources Presentation uses 1 or no

sources

INFO Presentation contains both Presentation contains just Presentation contains no

textual and visual textual or visual visual or textual
information information information

CITATIONS Presentation contains a Presentation contains a Presentation does not

references slide with references slide, but not all contain a references slide
sources properly cited sources are cited

ENGAGEMENT Presentation is engaging Presentation is somewhat Presentation is not

and informative engaging engaging
Name: __________________________________________________

Confidential Participation Rubric

Rate your group members contributions. Consider their level of participation, attendance and work
ethic.
Group Members A B C D F

If you have any additional comments or concerns, please share them here:

Name: __________________________________________________

Confidential Participation Rubric

Rate your group members contributions. Consider their level of participation, attendance and work
ethic.
Group Members A B C D F

If you have any additional comments or concerns, please share them here: