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English Language Arts 10-2

Creative Project
How do relationships shape our identity?
To conclude our unit on relationships, you will create a creative response. This may come in the form of
EITHER a selection of 5 original poems OR a visual response to one of the poems we’ve read over the course
of this unit. All work should demonstrate your learning and show revision.
 Poems should be typed and look polished and complete.
 Visual responses can be any original drawing, painting, sculpture or digital image. Please make sure this is
your best work and that it looks polished and complete.

Your poems or visual should connect to our essential question: How do relationships shape our identity?

Each creative response will require a rationale in the form of a short, unified paragraph that provides your
answer to the essential question, explains your choice of medium, use of imagery and symbolism and notes
one piece of feedback you used to improve your final product.

You will also submit a self-evaluation after submission (linked in a Google Form on D2L)

All work should be submitted to the D2L assignment called “Relationships Creative Project” by the end of class
on Thursday, March 25th. You will have most of class on March 23rd, 24th and 25th to work on this

Checklist
Creative project: (one of the following)
 5 poems OR
 One visual response

Rationale: (Unified paragraph explaining the following)

 What is your answer to the question How do relationships shape our identity?
 How does your project connect to that answer?
 Choice of medium
 Use of imagery
 Use of symbolism
 One piece of feedback you used

Self-evaluation:
 Google form completed
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Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
 Decide: visual or poetry?  Work on poems / visuals  Ask another peer for feedback

 [POETRY ONLY] Decide:  Ask a peer for feedback  Poems complete

Revising old poems or OR
developing new ones?  Complete rationale brainstorm  Visual complete

 [VISUAL ONLY] Decide: Which  Check feedback on song and

poem will you create a visual poem discussions to help
for? improve Rationale Paragraph
writing
 Add to rationale paragraph
brainstorm as needed  Rationale Paragraph written

 Get started!  Self-evaluation Google form

 All work submitted to D2L

Rationale Paragraph Brainstorming

What is your answer to the question How do relationships shape our identity?

How does your project connect to that answer?

What medium are you using? (poems or visual response)

How are you using imagery?

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How are you using symbolism?

What feedback are you using to help improve your final product?
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Relationships Creative Project Name: _____________________
Ideas and Impressions
This marking category deals with the student’s exploration
of the essential question, and the quality of the ideas and
reflections presented. The marker will consider the student’s
selection and integration of imagery and symbolism into
both the creative project and the rationale.
/20 /10
10  Exploration of essential question is insightful.
 Ideas and reflections are perceptive and well-
Excellent integrated into the texts.
 Imagery and symbolism are carefully integrated
throughout creative project and explained
comprehensively in rationale
8-9  Exploration of essential question is thorough.
 Ideas and reflections are thoughtful and
Proficient considered.
 Use of imagery and symbolism is purposeful and
thoroughly explained in rationale
Presentation
This marking category deals with the effectiveness of the student’s choice
of product, and how well suited the style is to the chosen format. The
care put into the created product, regardless of the format is also
considered. The marker will consider the quality of the writer’s language
and expression in the rationale.
/10
 The student has created a captivating product.
 The format is effective and convincing for product selected.
 Language and expression are creative and unique in the
student’s writing.
 The project is carefully and purposefully prepared.
 The student has created a distinct product.
 The format is well considered and believable.
 Language and expression are intentional in the student’s
writing.
 The project is carefully prepared.

6-7  Exploration of essential question is conventional.
 Ideas and reflections are appropriate and
Satisfactory straightforward.
 Use of imagery and symbolism is
straightforward and explained in rationale.
 The student has created a generic style.
 The format is appropriate.
 Language and expression are conventional in the student’s
writing.
 The project demonstrates some care in preparation.

4-5  Exploration of essential question is incomplete.  The student’s style is ineffective and/or inconsistent.
 Ideas and reflections are vague, inappropriate,  The format is ineffective for the style selected.
Limited lacking, or absent.  Language and expression are inaccurate and/or imprecise
 There are not enough examples of imagery and in the student’s writing.
symbolism.  The project does not demonstrate care.

 There is little or no connection to essential  The student’s style is confused.

question  The format is inappropriate for the style selected.
Poor  Ideas and reflections are underdeveloped or  Language and expression interfere with meaning.
confused.  The project may be sloppy, incomplete, or careless.
 There are no examples of imagery or symbolism.

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