Professional Documents
Culture Documents
For this project, you delve deeper into the life of one of
Purpose: these women by researching her life using the Library’s
resources.
You will write a paper that compares and contrasts
Bergman’s portrayal to the life on the real woman and
speculate why Bergman makes the changes she does.
▪ Projects must be between 1,000 and 1,500 words, not
including the Works Cited page
▪ Projects must be in MLA format and cite the research
Project used in the project.
https://www.english.uga.edu/sites/default/files/FYC_short_form_rubric.pdf
▪ Week 6
▪ Finish Almost Famous Women
▪ Set Project 2 Goals
▪ Begin Research
▪ Week 7
▪ Continue Research
▪ Form Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences into an outline
▪ Week 8
Timeline ▪ Submit outlines
▪ Complete on first full draft
▪ Week 9
▪ Receive feedback from Prof. Jensen
▪ Complete Peer Reviews
▪ Week 10
▪ Submit Final Draft.
▪ Begin Work on Project 3
PROJECT 3
Creative Representations
Project 3: In Two Parts
The Creative Portion The Reflection
◦ You will find an almost famous figure of ◦ This portion will have you write about
your own your experience making your creative
portion
◦ You will then make a creative
representation of that person and why ◦ You will discuss your research process
you think they need to be better known and use research in this portion
◦ You may consider doing a drawing, ◦ You will talk about what artistic decisions
sketch of a sculpture, write a song, write you made and why you made those
a poem etc. choices.
◦ This is your time to be creative! ◦ You will answer the “So What?” Question
Project 3:
Reflection
In reflective writing, you are trying to
describe your thought process as
you worked through a particular
project or event. It’s a genre in
which you try make sense of your
choices to an audience outside of
yourself. In reflective essays, you
describe what you did, why you did
it that way, and if the occasion calls
for it, you might write about what
you would do differently now that
you have been through the initial
event or process.
Reflective writing is generally written
in the first person and is often
informal.
Organization Options for Reflection
Rhetorical
Chronological Interview
Situation
Project Requirements
◦ Reflection portion must be 1000-1500 words
◦ Must use MLA Citations and include a Works Cited Page
◦ Should interweave researched materials and the creative process.
◦ Should explain why your figure’s story should be told in the reflection and how you attempted to do so in
your creative portion
◦ Use 3 Resources from the UGA Library
Project 3 Learning Goals
1 2 3
Do use UGA Library Do Cite your Research. Do use an informal
Resources Use MLA format for in- tone. Think of your
(We’re continuing our text citations and a reflection as an
learning goal of getting works cited page at interview or a
acquainted with UGA’s the end of your conversation.
library) reflection.
Pick a Dead
Person
• Simply put, the stories of
living people are still in
progress, and your
perspective can
change as the person
does.
• Most of a person’s
history comes out after
they are dead, but give
it a decade.
Project 3 Timeline
◦ Week 11: Research
◦ Week 12: Create
◦ Week 13: Reflect and Put it All Together
Grading
Creative Grade Reflection Grade
◦ The Creative Portion Makes up 30% of ◦ The Remaining 70% of your Grade is
the Project’s Final Grade based on the Reflection of your
creative process
◦ This Portion of Your Grade is Based on
a Complete/Incomplete Scale ◦ This portion of your grade is based on
answering the discussion questions
◦ The Creative Portion is Considered
(content)
Complete if it is Included in the Project
3 Final Document AND is Posted on ◦ And your content is graded based on
the Week 13 Discussion Forum the FYW Rubric