Creative Project: If you choose the creative project you should create an artistic project that illustrates a concept or topic from the course material. For example, many textbook covers include artistic renderings that illustrate the material contained in the book. Students could choose to create a painting, a sculpture, a short story, a photographic portfolio, a song, a dramatic performance, or a poem. The work will be graded on the relevance of content, its artistic form, and its overall quality. The project must not only be substantive, but also substantial. For example, if students create a poem or short story, they should be of considerable length. If they create a photographic portfolio, it should be more than a few snapshots (perhaps photos of framing quality and size). An accompanying synopsis of no less than six pages long, submitted into turnitin.com, should specify why the student chose the specific medium, the artistic choices made during its creation, and how it relates to the course material. In the latter case, knowledge and relevance of the topic must be demonstrated. Student will also present their creative project with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation (or other medium if project requires).
Whether you choose to do the research paper or the creative project, a PowerPoint presentation of your work must be submitted as well. This PowerPoint should of a quality that one would expect to see accompanying an oral presentation. The PowerPoint should be no more than 5 slides long, present your topic clearly, and yet adhere to the standards set forth below in the grading criteria.