Project

=The Final Project=

In this unit we have uncovered several aspects of Fitzgerlad's life and art. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer very much of his own time. As Malcolm Cowley once put it, he lived in a room full of clocks and calendars. The years ticked away while he noted the songs, the shows, the books, the quarterbacks. His own career followed the pattern of the nation, booming in the early 1920s and skidding into near oblivion during the depths of the Depression. Yet his fiction did more than merely report on his times, or on himself as a prototypical representative, for Fitzgerald had the gift of double vision. Like Walt Whitman or his own Nick Carraway, he was simultaneously within and without, at once immersed in his times and able to view themand himselfwith striking objectivity. This rare ability, along with his rhetorical brilliance, has established Fitzgerald as one of the major novelists and story writers of the twentieth century.

Your Task
1. You will choose one area of the unit you found most intriguing and prepare a 3-5 minute Movie Maker Presentation. 2. You may select a theme from Fitzgerlad's work, an aspect of his life, historical events of the 1920s, his relationships etc. 3. The goal for this project is to go beyond what we studied in class and channel your research into a well-developed presentation.

Below is a simple example of a Movie Maker production.

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Evaluation

 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Point of View - Purpose || Establishes a purpose early on and maintains a clear focus throughout. || Establishes a purpose early on and maintains focus for most of the presentation. || There are a few lapses in focus, but the purpose is fairly clear. || It is difficult to figure out the purpose of the presentation. ||
 * Images || Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || Images create an atmosphere or tone that matches some parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || An attempt was made to use images to create an atmosphere/tone but it needed more work. Image choice is logical. || Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate atmosphere/tone. ||
 * Soundtrack - Originality || All of the music is original. || Most (over half) of the music is original. || Some of the music is original. || None of the music is original. ||
 * Point of View - Awareness of Audience || Strong awareness of audience in the design. Students can clearly explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students can partially explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students find it difficult to explain how the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Limited awareness of the needs and interests of the target audience. ||

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