Project Reflection

(Overall) How did this project go? Think about: Time allotted, task, resources. What did you gain from the experience, could you have gained more, if so what would have made this easier to do form the instructor.

(Gains) Describe the most interesting thing about the Aeneid you gleaned from doing this project. What do you now know that you did not before?

(Challenges) Describe the challenges you and your group faced doing this project. Discuss working both within your small group and the class as a whole. Looking back how could things have been worked differently? What could you have done to facilitate a smoother work environment for all involved?

RubricInformation

Thought-provokingShows depth of thoughtMastery of the Story

Accurate; Relevant;CompleteProvides full sentences unless using bulletsProvides transitions

70% accurate informationSome information is misleading/does not agreeScattered/choppyDoesn’t fit in together

Lack of informationAssignment is not completed

Comparisons Excellent comparisons that make you see othersAlso explains what can be learned from the comparison

Logical comparisonsAt least 3 minor comparisons or fewer extended comparisons.Easily understood- don’t require additional explanation. Focus remains on Aeneid rather than the Odyssey

Less than three small/irrelevant comparisonsNeed extra explanationOnly partly relevant- needs more information

Lack of comparisonsComparisons don’t make sense

Presentation Balance between words and media

Aesthetic appealUse specified themeHas “flow”- not choppyNot overwhelming90% error-freeProfessional appearance

SloppyHas no flowNot professionalDifficult to readNo transitionsBlack and white

There is no presentationVery little presentaionINCOMPLETEVery busyDifficult to focus on different information.

Passages Connects to both information and comparisonWell-considered passages

Thought-provokingIndicates who said whatProvides contextRelates back to comparison

Difficult to see connection between information and comparisonLacking contextual info/citations

From different bookNonexistentFrom Movie

Organization Slides work well togetherEfficient transitionsStellarness

Meshes/FlowyStrategically placed infoEvidence of communication

MessyMore than seven broken linksHard to navigate

No linksDisgracefulTransitions are dizzying

Assessment Defense:

Write a short paragraph defending your assessment of the project. Refer to specific details that both make it excellent and need improvement. Explain how any suggested changes will improve the presentation.

Write a short paragraph discussing the portions of the project that your own group had a hand in, are there changes that were made that you wish had not been made, explain them and why you believe they would have performed better than what has resulted, or where there changes which you believe improved the result when seen as a whole. (If you were part of the steering group, are their things you wish you still could have done, or things that were in portions of the presentation which were changed that you wish did not need to be.

Write a short Paragraph to discuss your own groups performance. Discuss how chores were divided up, how the group handled the changing expectations, how the group handled the time constraints, etc…