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The Help Project
The Help Project
Summary: After reading the novel “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett, the students will create a
blog where they will write about racism, xenophobia, hobos, and other margined people in the
21st century.
Instructions:
Objectives:
1. Provided instructions the students will create questions for their interview.
2. Students will work with the online website weebly.com.
3. Students will interview assigned persons.
4. Students will analyze the information provided, the information found in their research
and interviews.
Points Earned
“The Help” Project Checklist: and
Make sure you comply with everything in this checklist before handing in your Comments
project on February 23.
Student created and uses the website weebly.com. 10 Points
The student includes a picture and a short biography of 10 Points
themselves in an “About the Author” section. (3 sentences)
The student conducts a 5 question interview to three people 10 Points
who has suffered racism. The 5 questions and answers are
included in the entry.
The student analyzes the interview in the previous entry and 10 Points
includes comparison and contrast with the novel “The Help”.
The student researches about xenophobia and writes an entry 10 Points
where they include at least 2 sources. Sources must be cited
MLA style and the citations should be included at the end of
the entry.
The student interviews a homeless person or a person who 10 Points
has worked with them. The interview has to be at least 5
questions long. The student includes the interview in the
entry.
The student analyzes the interview in the previous entry. 10 Points
All of the entries are the equivalent of a page and a half essay. 10 Points
Except the interview but including the analysis.
None of the entries have grammatical errors. 10 Points
Students will hand in the project on the assigned due date by 10 Points
o Handing in this checklist with the website’s URL
o Finishing their entries before the assigned Due Date:
March 10
Students who do not hand in the rubric or have not finished the
website on the assigned date will lose 10 points each day until they
reach zero.
Total Points
Earned
In the following space write your website URL: (Make sure to write it clearly. If the teacher
cannot understand or find the URL the student will receive an immediate zero.)
URL: _________________________________________________________________________