Crucible Multi-Genre Project due November 21st

Multi-genre Report and Oral Presentation assignment
The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Overview: You will be required to write a multi-genre research paper on a personality from the Salem Witch Trials era. You may choose to be an accused witch or an accusing Puritan. This research will be fun and creative. You will use several different genres to write this paper.

*One more challenge and connection in this paper is that you must somehow connect it to another time in history. Think in terms of theme. This must appear in the reflection you will be doing at the end of the paper.

Guidelines: You will choose at least five (5) different genres for your paper. Listed below are suggested genres that you may choose from. A minimum of three facts will be presented in each selected genre. Make sure the genres work best for the information you want to present. Your research paper must flow from one page to the next, making it an integrated paper based on the topic you have chosen.

Once the paper is written, you will be doing a 5-7 minute oral presentation in front of the class. You must use at least 5 note cards, visual aids and creativity to transform yourself into the personality you have researched. Props are encouraged… have fun! Educate us about the life of the person you are researching.

Genre Possibilities:
Skit
Newspaper feature story
New Story
Editorial
Newspaper obituary
Interview of a main character
Narrative story
Informational poem
Formal letter
Descriptive paragraph
Trivia game (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune)
One page essay
Timeline
Diary entry
Song
Birth certificate/ death certificate
Sales receipt
Map of discovery
Any other teacher- approved genre that is not on the list


Putting your paper together:


1) Create a table of contents. List the title of each genre,
2) List the references you used in a works cited.
3) Create a cover for your paper with the title and illustrate it by hand or use a PAINT program on the computer. Only student-generated art will be accepted. Artwork is another type of genre (a picture is often worth a 1,000 words!)
4) You must do a statement of process at the end that walks the reader through HOW you did this project (the steps you took specifically)
5) You must also write a reflection that discusses what have learned, what you would do differently next time, what was successful and what were your challenges… in this reflection you will be required to make connections to research you will have done about another time period in history that relates to the one we are studying now… hint: think about when Arthur Miller wrote this play… how are these themes still relevant??? What about in today’s world?
6) Make sure to attach the rubric given out to you with this assignment when you turn it in. Thanks


You MUST revise and edit your paper. Your grade depends on how well you follow the criteria listed in the rubric.