AMERICAN
STUDIES
Freedom,
Personal Photo Essay
Name _____________________
Date ______________________
Personal Photo Essay: This assignment is not a literal “essay.” Rather, it
involves taking some photos and writing about each photo individually. The task
is to examine personal attitudes and feelings regarding freedom in
Photos
and statements are best presented from the student’s digital portfolio, as a
HTML page link or power point presentation.
Photos
must be personally taken, not from published sources such as magazines or from
the Internet.
One
cannot use a picture of the flag as one of the photos.
Note: It would be wise to start this
project early, since time is needed to take the pictures, download them, write
a statement of at least 100 words for each picture, create a basic portfolio,
create the HTML pages, and then link them to a
American Studies homepage.
____ Ideas, Development,
and Conventions
30 __
minimum of 100 words for each photo
__ ideas were original
and creative
__ clear focus in each
annotation
__ clearly explained how
each of your photos represents some personal
view of freedom in
__ statements sounded like
an honest reflection of personal views
__ typed, 12 point
font standard font
__ proper spelling,
punctuation, and usage
__ sentences flowed smoothly and were complete (no
fragments, run-ons, or comma
splices)
____ Visual Representation
10 __
appealing to the eye and readable
__ photos are relevant
to the topic
__ original photos, taken
personally
__ minimum of five
photos
____ Total
40
_____Extra Credit
___1. +2 standup presentation 1-2 minutes.
___2. +1 point for each day project is submitted prior to due date (up to 3 points.)
___3.
+2 points when submitted as ppt.